Pentagon drafts Iran attack plans as Tehran threatens aggressive retaliation
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The Pentagon has prepared options for possible follow-up strikes against Iran after the U.S. midterm elections, pending White House authorization. Tehran has threatened an aggressive response, raising the prospect of renewed conflict in a confrontation that has lasted more than eight months.
The U.S. military has drawn up options to potentially attack Iran after the U.S. midterm elections, possibly renewing the conflict that has lasted over eight months. The U.S. Central Command (Centcom), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, has plans ready to conduct follow-up strikes against Iran if there’s authorization from the White House,…