Nuclear sites fortified, loyalists rallied: Iran braces for possible US attacks

The Times of India

Nuclear sites fortified, loyalists rallied: Iran braces for possible US attacks after midterms

Prisha Patnaik · Oct 13, 2026

Iran has strengthened defences around sensitive nuclear sites and stepped up efforts to rally domestic support as it prepares for possible renewed US strikes after the November 3 midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported. Tehran has also warned regional officials that a fresh conflict could spill across the Gulf, with threats of land incursions into neighbouring countries and attacks on regional infrastructure, US forces and commercial shipping.