The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, November 6, citing people familiar with the matter, that the United States has informed several Arab countries in the Persian Gulf that they will be ready for a short-term but intense military campaign after the US midterm elections.
According to this newspaper, the US military is moving a Patriot missile defense system from Texas to bolster its missile defense capability and has withdrawn its forces from vulnerable bases across Iran in anticipation of an escalation of the conflict.
Insiders told the Wall Street Journal that American forces in the region are replenishing their ammunition reserves and fighter jets are also preparing for attacks.
At the same time, Abbas Irakchi, Iran's foreign minister, published a message on Wednesday night on the "X" social network and wrote: "While our militant armed forces are fully prepared to defend the homeland, Iran continues to give diplomacy a chance to achieve results."