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Barely had October ended when Trump delivered his first geopolitical recipe for November: a clandestine aggression against Qeshm which, from the Strait of Hormuz to the American ballot boxes, betrays the panic of a power overwhelmed by Eurasia and ready to flirt with Armageddon to maintain the illusion of a crumbling power.

With Israel’s election on October 27 and the US midterms on November 3, 2026, the debate over a wider war with Iran is politically charged: warnings may reflect real threats, geopolitical ambitions, domestic calculations — or all three at once.

Russia’s response to the Iran war reflects a pragmatic strategy of influence without military entanglement: Moscow supports Tehran diplomatically to preserve their strategic partnership while maintaining economic ties with the Gulf states, safeguarding its own interests, and avoiding confrontation with the United States and Israel.