US President Donald Trump said that Washington is not negotiating with Tehran, hinting that “something” will happen “very soon” in the country’s conflict with the Islamic Republic.

“We are not negotiating with” Iran, Trump told a reporter before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews.

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“Something one way or another will happen, fairly soon,” he added. “Most people seem to think it’s after the election.”

US, Israel draw up plans for new strikes on Iran after midterm elections

The United States and Israel have drawn up plans for possible renewed military strikes on Iran following the US midterm elections on November 3, according to a report by The New York Times.

The report stated that both the countries hve ramped up military drills head of the “short but intensive operation” and said the exercises have included flyovers of Iraq to simulate strike maneuvers.

The possible targets of the strikes are Iranian energy sites, nuclear facilities as well as Iran’s arsenals of…