ANALYSIS | Trump’s Iran threat renews Gulf fears of a war it didn’t choose
What happened
President Donald Trump has threatened a new strike on Iran after Tuesday's US midterm elections, leaving Gulf allies fearing a war they did not choose, according to TimesLIVE.
Four European officials said the US has gathered enough forces in the region to hit Iran at short notice, possibly this week.
Two of them said the likely targets are Iranian nuclear sites, though an attack would probably only set back Tehran's capabilities.
Iranian officials told Reuters that Tehran has drawn up target lists for retaliation, including undersea cables and some covert military bases.
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- 2026-11-02 13:06 UTCTimesLIVE via Reuters · timeslive.co.za ↗
- 2026-11-02 15:41 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 20:23 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 21:41 UTCMiddle East Eye · middleeasteye.net ↗
- 2026-11-02 22:16 UTCSCMP via AP · scmp.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 22:48 UTCJapan Times · japantimes.co.jp ↗
- 2026-11-03 04:55 UTCFBC News · fbcnews.com.fj ↗
- 2026-11-03 10:47 UTCNYT · nytimes.com ↗
- 2026-11-03 13:09 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
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