Thursday, October 15, 2026

Return to war with Iran after US midterm elections may be increasingly likely

 
Iran’s efforts show it is preparing for war in the near future and may try to strike America and its allies’ weak underbellies: energy facilities, ships, and other economically damaging targets.

A return to war between the United States and Iran is far from a certainty, and an ongoing tense standoff is still the most likely scenario, but there is no question that the chances of renewed conflict between Washington and Tehran will jump after America’s midterm elections on November 3.

Many have misinterpreted Iran’s latest additional moves to better defend the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility as a sign that the Islamic Republic is possibly trying to rush out to a nuclear weapon.

The Jerusalem Post has confirmed that Iran has no significant active nuclear operations currently at Pickaxe Mountain and that Israeli concerns there are more about the future (Read More).