According to The New York Times, the US and Israel have drawn up plans for a short, intensive operation against Iran's energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities and missile and drone arsenal, for use after the US midterm elections. US War Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week to discuss renewed strikes. Iran's IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi warned of a 'Father of All Bombs' without giving details, after reports that Trump had considered the 22,000-pound 'Mother of All Bombs' against the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site. A substantial US force, including three aircraft carriers, is expected to be fully in place by early November, but officials cite political considerations that could delay the operation, and it is uncertain whether Trump will approve strikes. Washington reportedly wants to use the threat as leverage in talks over Iran's nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian negotiators resist concessions on the nuclear issue.
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