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Retired general predicts Iran will get more aggressive ‘as we get closer to the midterms’

Retired Gen. Jack Keane forecasted Thursday that Iran’s military would ramp up its campaign against the U.S. approaching the November elections — a move he said would be a miscalculation.  “I think as we get closer to the midterms, it’s likely they will,” he told Fox Business Network’s Stuart Varney.  “And the reason for that…

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Published Aug 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM ET

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Retired general predicts Iran will get more aggressive ‘as we get closer to the midterms’
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