Trump's threats of a major strike and Iran's insistence on its conditions ahead of the Knesset and US midterm elections

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1. 28 Oct 2026, 01:16 An Al-Arabi TV report addressed the impact of the Israeli Knesset elections and the US midterm elections on the course of tensions and confrontation with Iran, and the questions these elections raise about the future of the war with Tehran.
2. 28 Oct 2026, 01:16 The report stated that US President Donald Trump considers the current truce with Tehran a waste of time and is brandishing a new strike, while Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei insists on Tehran's conditions for ending the war; Qatar is demanding that Iran show good faith, amid concerns over the security of the Strait of Hormuz and energy supplies, and Marwan Qablan warned that the next phase after the Israeli elections is highly dangerous.
3. 28 Oct 2026, 08:46 Lebanon Debate reported that US President Donald Trump hinted at carrying out a "major strike", amid talk of wide US movements around Iran, with no further details in the available material about the nature of the threat or these movements.

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