The US and Israel plan an offensive against Iran after the midterm elections, according to the 'NYT'

US officials have assured the New York Times that the US and Israeli armies "have drawn up specific plans to resume attacks against Iran" after the US midterm elections, scheduled for November 3.

"While the planning of a brief but intense operation progresses, the armies of the United States and Israel have intensified the exercises, flying over Iraq with planes to practice attack maneuvers," notes the New York newspaper, ensuring that the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, met this Monday in Israel with the Hebrew Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to plan these attacks.

The cited sources indicate that the targets of the offensive "would likely include Iran's energy infrastructure, its nuclear facilities and its arsenal of missiles and drones." They also maintain that the new wave of attacks would be "large-scale" and could "bring the Iranian economy to the brink of collapse and force the country to make diplomatic concessions" after almost eight months of war.

Iranian sources already indicated to 20minutos last week that they do not rule out "a strong offensive by the US and Israel" after a period of relative calm in the region and in view of the imminent midterm elections in the United States, warning that there could be an escalation of the war in the Middle East.

For his part, the Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, stated this Thursday that the Israeli army is "prepared to carry out preventive and defensive actions against Iran and its allies" in the face of the possibility of an Iranian attack during the national elections, scheduled for next Tuesday, October 27.

"It is essential that our enemies understand that the Guardian of Israel does not sleep or rest; we remain vigilant, determined and prepared for any scenario, completely independent of any political process," said the minister.