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[Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – Anadolu Agency]             The United States and Israel are planning to resume the war against Iran before Israel’s election scheduled for 27 th October, Israel’s  Channel 12  reported on Thursday, contradicting statements by US President Donald Trump.  Earlier on Thursday, Trump said in a statement that the United States would not attack Iran before the US midterm congressional elections scheduled for 3 November.  Channel 12  reported that Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir had held talks with unnamed US officials, warning them that a possible strike on Iran could lead to the Israeli election being postponed. It did not specify whether the talks were held by phone or in person.  According to the channel, Zamir was briefed during the talks on US military preparations for a possible resumption of the war against Iran within the next three weeks.  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