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'Escalation is coming': Middle East on edge as new Israeli-US attack on Iran looms

'Escalation is coming': Middle East on edge as new Israeli-US attack on Iran looms US diplomats are preparing for embassy evacuations. Israeli fighter jets are conducting sorties on the Iranian border. The mood among Arab and US officials in the region who spoke to Middle East Eye is that it’s a question of when, not if, the US and Israel resume attacking Iran . With Iran threatening to retaliate…

Escalation looms in the Middle East as Israeli-US forces prepare for attack on Iran. Diplomats are contemplating embassy evacuations. Israeli fighter jets are patrolling the Iranian border. Arab and US officials in the region believe it's only a matter of time before the US and Israel resume their attacks on Iran. Iran has warned of retaliatory strikes on thousands of dollars worth of US-linked data centers, AI facilities, energy installations, and airports in the Gulf.

Former Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller stated that an escalation is imminent, regardless of the US midterms. Direct combat between the US and Iran officially ceased after a fragile ceasefire was agreed upon in April, but Iran has yet to uphold the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding signed in June. The deal was criticized for granting Iran significant concessions that the Trump administration reportedly cannot accept. US emissaries are now preparing for another round of hostilities.

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