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Khamenei: IRGC will have 'immediate, unrestricted response' to any US, Israeli threats

Khamenei ordered the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to update its target list with the aim of having "all tangible and intangible assets of the US and Israeli within reach of the armed forces."

 Images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with replicas of missiles seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2026
US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meet ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Egyptian foreign minister 'extremely worried' US-Iran escalation will have major impact on Mideast

US Vice President JD Vance shakes hands with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, next to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as they meet for high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne.

Pakistan military 'cautiously optimistic' on Iran-US mediation

(L to R) Head of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami, Iran's former chief of the Revolutionary Guards Mohsen Rezaei, and head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, attend a commemoration ceremony in the capital Tehran; Illustrative.

Vance offers to meet with former IRGC commander Rezaei as Pentagon preps new attack - report


Houthis continue to engage in ‘fierce battles’ in mountains near Aden, Taiz - report

The war for Yemen could also affect talks in Tehran, with any talks with Iran taking the Houthis into account.

HOUTHI TERRORISTS carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, in September. Iran has reportedly lost control of the Houthis, the writer notes.

Trump says Iran is in 'big trouble,' insists US is in no rush to reach nuclear deal

Trump said the US was in no rush to reach a deal with Iran, citing Tehran's economic troubles as Qatari mediators worked to prevent another round of American strikes.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Montana, US, October 14, 2026.

US general fired by Hegseth confesses to leaking classified information about Iran - report

"Classified information is not personal property. Leaking it for personal, political, or professional gain is a betrayal of the trust placed in those responsible for keeping it," Parnell wrote.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, US, May 5, 2026.

Iran unable to pay troops, fund proxies under Operation Economic Outcast, Bessent says

The operation, which was announced August 24, aims to cut Tehran's funding for the war, missile construction, cyberattacks, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 20, 2026.

Pentagon preparing $400 billion cut to Trump administration's requested defense budget - report

The reduced funding could potentially affect the pace at which the US rebuilds its weapons stockpiles depleted during the war with Iran.

US Navy sailors work on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as it transits the Arabian Sea to support US military operations in the war with Iran August 20, 2026.

Iran received letter from US's Vance, Trump claims message about medical supplies

Tehran insists on its seven conditions being met by the US, and "any position that contradicts this framework is unacceptable," the agency added.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a midterm campaign rally on October 28, 2026 in Kinston, North Carolina.

Trump needs agreement that surpasses Obama's nuclear deal for deal to postpone strikes - analysis

The minimum that Trump needs for a new deal with Iran also differs from what Israel wants, militarily, politically, and economically.

US President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 25, 2026.

Iran preparing to reveal 'Father of All Bombs,' IRGC spox. warns in wake of Trump's MOAB threat

The announcement comes amid rising security tensions between Tehran and Washington and the possibility of renewed US strikes on Iranian territory.

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Iran manages to ship some gas, jet fuel despite US blockade, sanctions, data shows

Analysis by US advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), shows at least eight gas tankers carrying Iranian liquefied petroleum gas have left the Gulf of Oman since mid-July.

An oil tanker docked at the Port of Fujairah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026.

'We're going to hit them hard': Trump threatens Iran as Tehran escalates shipping attacks

Trump threatened to 'hit Iran hard' as Iranian officials revealed new tactics targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz, aimed at keeping oil prices high ahead of US midterm elections.

.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the Menard Memorial Sports Center on October 13, 2026 in Wasilla, Alaska.