US warns Gulf allies of short, intense Iran campaign after midterms

The United States has reportedly told Gulf allies to prepare for a short, intense military campaign against Iran after next month's midterm elections, according to the Wall Street Journal. Washington is sending another Patriot battery to Israel, has moved troops off Middle East bases over intelligence of a possible Iranian attack, and is restocking munitions and readying bombers and fighters. The reports rely on unnamed sources, but the preparations point to a possible renewed round of fighting involving Israel, Iran and Gulf states, which would widen regional war rather than end it.