Its interesting that as an October surprise coming on the eve of the final presidential debate there has apparently been a hostile leak regarding nuclear negotiations with Iran which may not only have sabotaged the results of the election but the talks the sanctions have finally resulted in also.
With a potential peace dividend due to our leaving Iraq and Afghanistan while avoiding more boots on the ground wars in Libya and Syria, it can't be in the interests of anyone living in the United States, Iran, or Israel to drive the carefully negotiated with nations all over the planet success of carrot and stick diplomacy in arriving at peace talks off the rails.
With oil prices coming down and the economy rebounding due to the presidents efforts to prevail in the face of well entrenched obstruction over the last four years, with the focus shifting to the cultural war being waged by conservative right wing Republicans on women, the poor, minorities, and diversities to stir things up again certainly can't be in the interests of anyone who hopes to move forward to a better future .