US and Israeli militaries have developed specific plans for renewed strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections, with likely targets including energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and missile and drone arsenals, and have stepped up exercises. Some officials believe one more intensive round could push Iran's economy to the brink and force diplomatic concessions, but skeptics doubt a renewed war would succeed where the February–April campaign, which drove up global energy prices and inflation, did not. Trump has repeatedly vetoed plans for major combat this year and is seen as likely to wait until after the election, while the US will not have its full military assets in place until early November. Iran has vowed to widen its retaliation to data centres and undersea internet cables, and talks continue even though Iran has been unwilling to concede on its nuclear program.
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