According to Giva, the American military has prepared several options for a possible attack on Iran after the midterm elections, as the stalemate in diplomatic negotiations increases, and the continuation of economic pressures and naval blockades, and has provided Secretary of War Pete Guest with a plan for its implementation in the event of Trump's final decision. Referring to the possibility of military action, Trump warned that an event would happen soon and did not rule out the possibility of repeating a similar operation, while Washington strengthened its military presence in the region with the deployment of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, three amphibious ships and 4,000 marines. On the other hand, senior Islamic Republic officials warned that Tehran's response would be broad and different than in the past, with targets including US bases and ships, refineries, artificial intelligence data centers and submarine communication cables in the Persian Gulf at the center of the response attacks.