TehranPentagon drafts Iran strike options before 3 November, reports say.
Oil jumped and bitcoin fell 1.6% to under $83,000 on the report.
The White House wants strike options ready before the midterms, and Central Command has been told to finish preparations, US media report.
Approval remains under internal debate, and some advisers want strikes after the midterms, US media report.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 50+ reports worldwide
- TRT World leans critical
- emphasizes timing politics: White House requested pre-midterm Iran strike options, advisers argue post-midterms avoids fuel spike
- Al Jazeera Online
- foregrounds market stabilization measures: Treasury yields hit 24-year high, G7/IEA ready to release 100M barrels to calm fears
- CoinDesk
- maps crypto market cascade: Bitcoin -1.6%, XRP -4%, DOGE -3%, ether -3%; $550M in leveraged longs liquidated the prior day
Sources: CoinDesk, TRT World, Al Jazeera Online