Iran War Drumbeat Intensifies: Strike Option Being Built Post-Midterms
Multiple signals indicate the US is preparing a military strike option against Iran after the midterm elections, with three carrier strike groups moving toward the region and a senator calling the plan 'insane.'
What we know
Rapidan Energy's Bob McNally states the US is 'building a strike option on Iran for after the midterms' and will have three carrier strike groups in the region — an account on X. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) says he was briefed on the war plan and calls it 'insane' — it 'will not achieve objectives and will set off a new cycle of escalation' — another account on X. Meanwhile Chevron is accelerating exploration globally with 50% of exploration capital in undeveloped regions, a direct beneficiary of post-Iran war energy profits — another account on X. New Jersey's governor is threatening to block Russian diesel tankers, including US/EU-blacklisted vessels, arriving right after the midterms — @FT. Military cargo planes tracked near the Middle East.
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