⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 — U.S. officials said the Pentagon instructed CENTCOM several days ago to complete preparations to resume major combat operations in Iran, without a launch date and with President Donald Trump yet to decide; U.S. and Israeli sources said renewed operations could begin before the 2026 U.S. midterm elections and potentially Israel’s elections a week earlier. Sources expect extensive strikes on Iranian energy, infrastructure and nuclear targets; one U.S. official described Washington as being in a strong position, citing its control of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s “collapsing” economy. — Axios

➡️ Trump spoke with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, their second call in several days after weeks of limited contact; a U.S. official said they discussed “remembrance and respect” for the victims of the October 7, while an Israeli official said the call followed Netanyahu’s meeting with his national-security team on Iran.

Axios reported that, if major combat resumes, U.S. and Israeli forces would most likely operate in tandem, with the IDF participating; Iran would likely respond with hundreds of ballistic-missile launches, while renewed escalation—or even heightened tension or a state of emergency—could benefit Netanyahu politically by limiting opponents’ ability to attack him during the campaign’s final phase.

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