US pursues modest Mideast plans amid uncertainty over upcoming elections

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With the U.S.presidential election just a week away, the Biden administration is not giving up hope for short-term deals for cease-fires between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.But U.S.officials are mindful that political uncertainty in the United States has made the sides reluctant to commit to any significant agreements before it is clear who has won the White House.

In the meantime, the Middle East is uneasy about what happens next after Israel struck Iranian military targets over the weekend in retaliation for Iran's barrage of ballistic missile attacks on Oct.1.U.S.officials said they believe Israel's attack whose targets were coordinated with Washington will not draw an escalatory reaction from Iran.

But the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share sensitive diplomatic discussions, caution that nothing is certain.

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