FORT MYERS, Florida — US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington may carry out another military operation against Iran, as the war nears its eighth month and rising fuel prices weigh on the US midterm elections, Reuters reported.
Source: Reuters, Oct 23, 2026
"We may do another little Epic Fury," Trump said in remarks at a rally in Florida as he spoke about the war, Reuters reported. He did not elaborate. "Operation Epic Fury" is the name used by the US military for its war against Iran, Reuters noted. France 24 also reported the remark, describing Epic Fury as the joint Israeli-American military operation that began the war with Iran at the end of February.
Source: France 24 via News Inbox, Oct 23, 2026
Earlier on Friday, Trump said the United States could end the war quickly but questioned whether Washington should seek a swift conclusion or allow the conflict to gradually wind down, Reuters reported. Reuters noted that Trump has offered shifting goals and timelines for the war, and that earlier this month he said the US would not launch an attack on Iran before the midterm elections on November 3, in which control of Congress is at stake.
Source: Reuters, Oct 23, 2026
Trump announced no new operation, gave no timing and did not elaborate, Reuters reported. The rally remark sits alongside his earlier statement this month that the US would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterms, and alongside separate reporting this week that the US and Israel have prepared plans for a possible early-November operation. Awaaz Punjab presents the remark as a warning, not as a confirmed decision to strike.
US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed thousands of people and displaced millions since the war began, Reuters reported. For the lakhs of Indian and Punjabi workers across the Gulf, any renewed US operation against Iran carries direct risks for jobs, flights, fuel prices and remittances, as earlier escalations pushed oil prices sharply higher and disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Reuters, Oct 23, 2026