Iran reportedly fortifies nuclear sites as it prepares for possible U.S. strikes after midterms

The Wall Street Journal reports Iran is bolstering defenses around sensitive sites such as nuclear facilities, preparing for possible renewed U.S. strikes after the midterm elections, and warning it will retaliate across the Middle East. President Donald Trump said U.S. forces would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm vote. The Houthis, a Yemeni militant group backed by Tehran, have been attacking Riyadh, energy facilities and airports, and the closure of King Khalid International Airport has been extended to Saturday. In the UK, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said a plot against an air force base was almost certainly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard, and five men were arrested on terrorism suspicion. Trump later said the U.S. had moved all its long-range bombers out of the U.K.

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