Iranian negotiators leave Doha talks as Trump masses 20,000 sailors and marines for possible strikes after the midterms
The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group at sea in October, as the vessel steams towards the Middle East and is expected to bring total US forces in the region to more than 20,000 sailors and marines.
A draft proposal is now in circulation after Iranian negotiators walked away from three days of indirect negotiations in Doha, with Gulf state officials warning they are "braced for the worst" as Tuesday's US midterms approach. Qatar had been seeking to release more than $6bn in frozen Iranian assets in return for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a resumption of nuclear talks. Trump has indicated he will hold off on any fresh strikes until after polling day, though three carrier strike groups — comprising around 150 warplanes in total — are closing in on the region.
Netanyahu reportedly pressured Trump to restart the war immediately after the midterms in a "direct and pointed" call on Saturday.
Tucker Carlson claims the only option to destroy Iran's Pickax Mountain nuclear tunnels is a nuclear strike, warning of a "short and final" World War Three if one is launched.
Footage has emerged of Iran's ghost fleet slipping through the US blockade with 500,000 barrels of sanctioned LPG bound for China, while Iranian missile strikes have already inflicted up to $15bn in damage on US bases.
