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The New York Times reports that the United States and Israel have drawn up plans for a short, intensive strike on Iran's energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and missile and drone arsenal, possibly after the midterm elections. Trump has reportedly considered using the 22,000-pound GBU-43/B 'Mother of All Bombs' against the deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site, though specialists doubt it could destroy the facility, and a planned attack was postponed shortly before it was due to begin earlier this month. Iran's IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi responded that Tehran would show the 'Father of All Bombs', without giving details. The US is assembling a large force, including three aircraft carriers, expected to be fully in place by early November, and Washington may be using the threat as leverage in talks over Iran's nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz. The report notes that earlier US-Israeli strikes from February to April drove up global energy prices and inflation.

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.