# CENTCOM reportedly has plans for Iran strikes: Will Trump approve them?

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-25 11:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/25/centcom-reportedly-has-plans-for-iran-strikes-will-trump-approve-them?traffic_source=rss

> US media report that the Pentagon has prepared options to resume strikes on Iran after the November 3 midterm elections, though Trump has suggested action could come sooner. The preparations are not an order to attack; the decision and timing rest with Trump. Analysts question what another bombing campaign could accomplish.

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