[US Media: Israel Claims Iran is Developing Chemical Weapons, Threat More Urgent than Nuclear Program] According to Jinse Finance, on November 4th, US and regional officials stated that Israel has shared intelligence with the US, claiming that Iran is accelerating its chemical weapons development and considering using them for missiles or other attacks. In the past two weeks, Israel has emphasized to US intelligence agencies and officials that the threat of Iranian chemical weapons is more urgent than its nuclear program. The US intelligence community generally believes that Iran is still developing chemical weapons, but there is a clear disagreement regarding whether the Iranian leadership will actually use them. Weapons experts point out that loading chemical weapons into ballistic missiles is not difficult, but ensuring the effective proliferation of chemical agents presents technical challenges; Iran has long denied possessing chemical weapons. Some US officials believe that this threat from Israel is a pressure tactic by Netanyahu to push Trump to resume large-scale military operations, and Gulf states have also expressed skepticism about Israel's assessment; other officials believe the threat deserves serious attention. The US Central Command has developed a plan to strike Iran as early as Wednesday, after the US midterm elections, at which time three US aircraft carriers will be deployed in the Middle East. However, the window of opportunity for military action may be short, as one of the carriers is expected to return to port after early November. Furthermore, U.S. intelligence agencies assess that the threat posed by Iran to U.S. interests in the Middle East and elsewhere has risen to its highest level since the outbreak of the war in February, involving espionage, cyberattacks, and voice phishing using artificial intelligence.