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U.S. Launches Secret Strikes on Iran Ahead of Midterm Elections

Barchart·11/03/2026 09:00:04
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The United States struck Iran's strategic Qeshm Island on November 2, US officials confirmed, in the latest in a series of previously undisclosed military operations against Iran that have continued even as President Donald Trump plays down the prospect of renewed large-scale fighting. The strikes come just hours before the November 3 US midterm elections and follow a shift in Trump’s public rhetoric. After weeks of warning that Washington could resume a major military campaign against Tehran after the vote, the president ruled out an immediate…