Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said that “any kind and level of threat” from the U.S. or Israel should face an immediate response, one without geographic limits, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is jockeying to stay in power, and President Trump is in a tough midterm fight, yet Iran’s leaders do not expect a major shift in Israeli or U.S. policy.

Iran has retained significant offensive capability, but civilians and critical infrastructure remain largely exposed.

The U.S. and Israel are preparing plans for a possible attack on Iran in early November, after the U.S. midterm elections, a person briefed on war planning told NPR. Iran said it is prepared.

Israel’s large-scale assault on Iran appears to have stunned the country’s military leadership and may have delayed an immediate retaliatory strike. But it remains unclear whether it achieved its primary objective: crippling Iran’s nuclear program ...

The UAE bore the brunt of Iranian missile and drone attacks in March, as Iran responded to the US-Israeli attacks by targeting Gulf states. Another wave of escalation in the summer, again following US strikes on Iran, mostly targeted Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.

A fire erupted and cars were ablaze following an Iranian attack in southern Israel on Friday. Earlier on Friday, the Israeli army said that "sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran” towards Israel.

Qatar has been leading intense mediation efforts over the past 72 hours to prevent a new round of possible U.S. attacks on Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections. The uncertainty has the entire Gulf region on edge.

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