Pentagon drafts Iran attack plans as Tehran threatens aggressive retaliation
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- The Hill reports: “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 (Cent…”
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