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US, Israel said to draft plans for resumed strikes on Iran after midterm elections

Military drills ramped up ahead of potential short, intensive round of attacks that could hit energy sites, nuclear facilities, and arsenals of missiles and drones, sources tell NY Times
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El-Sayed, Israel-critical Michigan Senate candidate, hires Jewish liaison

Veteran political consultant Lenore Goldman part of new push to swing undecided Jewish voters amid tight race with Republican rival; outreach activists focusing on rights concerns
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Netanyahu planned attack on Iran earlier this month, but Trump opposed it – report

Financial Times cites sources as saying strikes would have been 'more intense' than in February, 'not unreasonable' for war to resume after US and Israeli elections
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Iran security chief rejects moving enriched uranium abroad, as Netanyahu vows to topple regime

PM claims ending 'terrorist' Islamic Republic will bring peace with Lebanon; Tehran rules out talks with Washington until its demands met; Israeli fighter jets said to fly toward Iran in drill
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Iran stalling on deal with US to hurt Trump politically ahead of midterms, Iranian officials say

Talks also hampered by deep distrust between the two nations as threat of renewed attacks looms; 2 tankers said to go up in flames after hitting mines in Hormuz
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Vance declines to join Trump’s endorsement of Netanyahu in election

After US leader gave PM his backing, the vice president, who previously endorsed Orban and met with German far right, says he's focusing on midterms, not 'getting involved' in Israeli vote
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A renewed Iran war is only a matter of time, Israeli experts warn

As Netanyahu and Trump threaten Tehran, analysts say that an escalation is inevitable without a diplomatic settlement, possibly even before imminent Israeli and US elections
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Trump’s antisemitism czar visits Michigan synagogue ahead of contentious US midterms

Leo Terrell attends Detroit suburb event co-hosted by right-wing Zionist Organization of America, as Trump administration courts Jewish vote in tight swing state Senate race
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Throttling Ukraine’s Starlink access heightens concerns over Musk

The Ukrainian government on Tuesday night said that its access to the SpaceX-owned Starlink satellite internet service was throttled, prompting critics to question the wisdom of depending on any company owned by far-right billionaire Elon Musk. According to a Wednesday report in The New York Times, Ukrainian officials suspect that orders to restrict their access […]

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