Thursday 29 October 2026

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The Gulf Is Told to Expect a “Short, Intense” War

Oct 29

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The Gulf Is Told to Expect a “Short, Intense” War

Washington tells the Gulf to expect a short, intense campaign after the midterms as Vance writes to Tehran; the analysts expect the strike and doubt the short part.

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Ukraine & Russia

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Iran

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Also that day

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Thursday 29 October 2026

The Gulf Is Told to Expect a “Short, Intense” War

The Gulf Is Told to Expect a “Short, Intense” War

Ukraine & Russia

Dnipro railway station after the Russian drone strike on the platform

Putin: "Does someone want the Baltic Sea to become like the Persian Gulf or the Strait of Hormuz?"

Putin on Europe preparing for war by 2030: "we are ready, but we do not want any war"

Zelensky: two missile strikes destroyed two Russian Su-34s and hit an Iskander launcher

Iran

Sen. Chris Murphy on the Iran war plan he was briefed on: "their plan is insane"

Iran says it seized a US MQM-170 drone over the Strait of Hormuz and landed it intact

Marandi to Gulf residents if Iranian infrastructure is targeted: "leave"

Woman at a march with Iranian flags: Iran is "two weeks from a bomb" every year, Israel has 60 to 200 warheads

Also that day

Trump to a reporter at Andrews: "You are disgusting. Put yourself in shape."

Israeli actress Chelli Goldenberg on live TV: "I'm not proud of who we are as a people"