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Is the US preparing to resume its war with Iran after the midterms?

The countdown to America’s midterm elections has become a countdown of a different kind in the Middle East, where an uneasy pause in major US military operations against Iran could end once American voters have cast their ballots. For weeks, signs of a possible confrontation have been accumulating: Israeli military exercises near Iran, American naval reinforcements, Iranian threats against Gulf infrastructure and continuing attacks on commercial shipping. The date drawing attention is Nov. 4 — t