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๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท US source says Gulf allies were not told of a post-midterm strike campaign, Iran talks positive but not final (unconfirmed)

October 28, 2026 · 2 min read · Pardip Bansal

๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท US source says Gulf allies were not told of a post-midterm strike campaign, Iran talks positive but not final (unconfirmed)

  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท A source told a US broadcaster that there has been a lot of back and forth between Washington and Tehran through mediators in recent days, centred on the 7-day plan meant to head off a return to military operations after the midterms (newswires, ; unconfirmed)
  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ The same source said the US has not told Gulf allies to prepare for a short, intense campaign after the midterms, which cuts against this morning's press report that it had

FO view: Single-source and unconfirmed, so the oil risk premium is likely to stay headline-driven into 4 November.

Not investment advice.

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