Link: https://thecradle.co/articles/pentagon-orders-centcom-to-finalize-plans-to-resume-war-on-iran-report

US media says Israel will ‘work in tandem’ with the US in the upcoming attack, which will reportedly include ‘massive bombing’ of Iranian energy

I'd much prefer it not happen at all but if it is inevitable....

“It could happen before the US midterm election and possibly the Israeli elections a week earlier,” Axios cites US and Israeli sources as saying.

PLEASE be stupid enough to make it happen before the midterms.

He has apparently decided he will not:

https://www.axios.com/2026/10/08/trump-iran-strikes-midterm-elections

It’s crazy the discussion of “waiting to resume a war till the midterms” is even public, yet ho-hum. Didn’t Biden get raked over coals for releasing strategic reserve oil before elections, over alleged political motivations for his decision making? And that pales in comparison.

Ah, I thought this article was post-announcement

Indeed not, hence the original headline is:

Military ordered to be ready for possible Iran strikes as Trump weighs timing

I don’t mean to criticize OP, but this it’s why it’s best practice to link the original source of news, not reposts. Because every source down the chain tends to alter the headline in some way.