The Trump administration warned Iran that there "will be consequences" if Tehran continues its malign activities amid growing concern over a potential new round of U.S.-Iran hostilities after the midterm elections.With just days until the 2026 elections and with war raging on in the Middle East, foreign ministers from the world's largest economies gathered in Atlanta, Georgia ahead of the G20 leaders meeting in December."The Iranian regime has had a choice...to either pursue the path towards normalcy, towards prosperity for their people, the path towards diplomacy.
Or they can continue their malign activities, but there will be consequences for that, and we've seen the president taking concrete action," State Department principal deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott told Fox News Digital on Friday.Pigott was responding to reports that U.S.officials have warned regional partners to prepare for the possibility of heightened U.S.
military action against Iran after Tuesday's elections, as well as potential Iranian retaliation.State Department Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott told reporters nuclear talks between the U.S.and Iran have been "constructive," and that President Trump wants to see diplomacy.
(State Department)IRANIAN NEGOTIATORS KICKED OUT OF US AS TALKS STALL, TRUMP LAYS OUT 'POSSIBLE' TIMELINE FOR MORE STRIKESPresident Donald Trump has not made a final decision on renewed strikes, but U.S.diplomats and defense officials have privately urged several Middle Eastern countries and regional allies to prepare for the possibility of new military action and Iranian retaliation, according to an Associated Press report citing two diplomats briefed on the warnings.The warnings come amid heightened concerns about Iranian threats against Americans overseas.Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton wrote in an unclassified memo to Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the U.S.
had received intelligence that Iran had "substantially increased efforts to target U.S.person...