The United States and Israel have reportedly drawn up plans for renewed strikes on Iran after the midterm elections, targeting Iran's energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and missile and drone arsenal, according to The New York Times. Both militaries have stepped up exercises, and U.S. forces are expected to be fully in place by early November, including aircraft carriers, Marines, fighter jets and Special Operations forces. Tehran has threatened to unveil a weapon it calls the “Father of All Bombs,” though it has not provided details. The report says Washington may be using the threat as leverage in talks over Iran's nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian negotiators have resisted nuclear concessions. Earlier U.S.-Israeli strikes drove up global energy prices and inflation, and Iranian officials warned any new conflict could extend to data centres and undersea internet cables.
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