Middle East & North Africa
Hormuz: Revolutionary Guards say a supertanker exploded on a mine on an “unapproved” route – UKMTO: traffic 70% down
The IRGC Navy claims a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude hit a sea mine in the…
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Iran
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Middle East & North Africa
Iran to Saudi Arabia: “We reject every claim of a role in Yemen’s operations” – and offers new mediation
Iran rejected Saudi Arabia's accusation that it encourages the Houthis' escalation against the kingdom, while repeating its offer of good…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN First Committee turns to confidence-building on nuclear risk as US, China, Iran and Israel trade positions
On 16 October the UN General Assembly’s First Committee heard proposals to revive confidence-building measures, while the US, China, France,…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran: “If the US leaves the region, the Strait of Hormuz will open” – “If they don’t leave, we will drive them out”
Iranian Army spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akraminia said the Strait of Hormuz will open if US forces leave the region,…
Middle East & North Africa
Trump: “We may have to hit Pickaxe Mountain. We will destroy it quickly”
President Donald Trump said the US is looking at a new strike on Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s deeply buried nuclear site…
Middle East & North Africa
UAE: “Better prepared than on February 28”, and “the war with Iran can restart”, says a senior lawmaker
Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, who chairs the defence, interior and foreign affairs committee of the UAE’s Federal National Council, said…
Middle East & North Africa
Ghalibaf: “We will both fight and negotiate”, as Iran’s parliament speaker says Tehran must be ready for war despite talks with the US
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on October 14 that Iran must be ready for war even while negotiating…
Middle East & North Africa
Katz from Lebanon: if Hezbollah joins an Iranian attack, Israel will seize territory and evacuate a Beirut suburb
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Hezbollah would lose more territory in southern Lebanon and that Dahiyeh would be evacuated…
Europe
MI5: Iran is now targeting military bases in Britain; more than 50 arrests in a year, Tehran speaks of a “false flag operation”
Iran has begun to target military installations in the United Kingdom, the head of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, warned on…
Europe
Iran: Greece among 29 countries condemning Tehran’s attacks; London links Iran to the RAF Fairford plot
Foreign ministers of 29 countries, Greece among them, signed a joint statement on October 12 condemning Iran’s use of violent…
Middle East & North Africa
IRGC: three tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz; ships with transponders switched off to be treated as “hostile”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said on October 11 that three tankers that violated its transit rules hit sea mines and…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran says US reply to its seven Hormuz conditions is “inadequate”; Rezaei: the Strait will not open until they are met
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Washington’s reply to Tehran’s seven conditions for reopening the Strait…