US officials warn Gulf states of strikes after 3 November.

Iran’s security officials have drawn up plans to attack Gulf undersea cables if strikes resume.

A US carrier group and Marine unit are expected to join about 20 warships next month, and a Patriot system is moving from Texas.

A senior Iranian official called Qatar’s latest ideas unacceptable and not an offer.

Tehran owes Qatar a response on its seven-day plan by the end of the week.

How each outlet framed it

drawn from 60+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story very differently.

Dawn
reports Araghchi's claim the seven-day Iranian plan could finish in under a week, set against a WSJ report of a possible 'short, intense' US war after midterms
haaretz.com leans critical

Sources: Dawn, haaretz.com