UPDATE: Axios’ reports that IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Zamir warned the Trump administration that if strikes took place in the next three weeks, Israel would have to delay its election. Subsequent to this report Trump has announced that there will be no resumption of the war prior to the elections in Israel or the US.
PELONI: So as the drums of war are once again being sounded, are we to believe that war is imminent before the coming elections in Israel and the US, or is this more gunboat diplomacy to support Vance’s term even after the Iranians have once again proven an inability to moderate even their rhetoric? Time will tell.
Israeli official: ‘After midterms chances of new US strikes in Iran increase significantly’
All Israel News Staff | Published: October 8, 2026
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The U.S. military in the Middle East is reportedly preparing to resume fighting against the Iranian regime, even as oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz have risen steadily in recent weeks, at times surpassing pre-war levels.
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