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US military forces have completed preparations to launch a major operation against Iran within 96 hours of an order from President Donald Trump, according to multiple Korean outlets citing CNN. Chosun Ilbo reports that two US officials told CNN the strike could come after the US midterm elections on November 3, though Trump has not yet made a final decision. Dong-A Ilbo adds that a joint operation with Israel is expected, and warns the Middle East could again face the risk of all-out war after a period of relative calm. Yonhap, Kyunghyang, and Hankyung carried similar reports, all attributing the information to CNN and unnamed US officials. Korean media are framing this as a renewed escalation toward a potential full-scale conflict, with no domestic commentary from blogs or cafés in the supplied documents.