Trump Plans to Resume Strikes on Iran Day After Midterms

The timing is the story here: a military escalation deliberately sequenced after a domestic political event signals that electoral risk, not strategic urgency, is shaping the schedule. Gulf allies being told to prepare points to a conflict designed as short and contained, but 'brief but intense' campaigns have a way of widening. For markets, the relevant channel is regional risk premia rather than any direct crypto or RWA linkage, and the open question is whether the post-election window holds or slips.