Military strikes on Iran readied for after midterms as oil surges and Democrats warn of 'devastating escalation'
Donald Trump, JD Vance and Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office in July. Trump has denied that a letter Vance sent to Iran's top security official was intended to revive peace negotiations, insisting it concerned…
US officials are preparing military options for President Trump to resume large-scale strikes against Iran as early as next week, with several Gulf Arab states separately warned to brace for a short, intense campaign targeting Iranian nuclear sites and energy infrastructure. A top US commander made a rare in-person visit to the White House to present strike options, with the November 3 midterms now emerging as the key timing threshold, after a spring bombing campaign already carried out alongside Israel.
Oil prices surged, with Brent crude climbing above $116 a barrel, on reports that fresh US military strikes against Iran could resume as early as next week.
Democrat Senator Chris Murphy, who says he has seen classified planning documents, called the strike plans 'insane' and warned they risk 'devastating escalation.'
Trump himself raised the prospect of renewed action at a rally, saying: 'We may do another little Epic Fury,' referencing the earlier US-Israel bombing campaign.
