26 October 2026
Explosion heard in the Strait of Hormuz
Trump: Oil prices rising are a small price to pay for preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons
Trump: We will extract oil from the Strait of Hormuz more than ever before
Report by Yaron Avraham: An unprecedented confrontation between the Israeli army Chief of Staff and the Prime Minister over the past 24 hours. The issue at the center: Iran. Israeli army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir is concerned that Netanyahu and the political leadership are steering Israel toward a potential miscalculation with Iran just ahead of the elections, which could lead to a dramatic and immediate escalation
Netanyahu to Channel 14: I have instructed the Mossad and the Army to target the Iranian regime
U.S. officials say they are focused on elements of the most recent intelligence suggesting that the Iranians may seek to kill U.S. ambassadors in the Middle East and American officials on U.S. soil, reports NYT
Trump set to shift gears on Iran, as attack no longer appears to be a question of "if", but of "when", US official to @i24NEWS_EN
U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper visited the Strait of Hormuz
Trump tells press that there will not be a strike on Sunday, despite ongoing embassy evacuations from the Gulf
Trump says he has two different sets of intelligence on Iran
Iran has warned Germany that all German military bases and facilities across the region will be considered legitimate targets if Berlin openly joins military action against Iran. Source: Iran's Fars, citing information obtained by its security and defense correspondent
Netanyahu: Israel has intelligence indications that Iran and its proxies may try to attack to disrupt Tuesday's election. "Don't test us"
Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan: Clarification Regarding Reports on the Closure of Iranian Borders to Pakistan With regard to reports concerning the closure of Iranian borders to Pakistan, I would like to clarify a few important points here: First, there are currently no restrictions on the Iranian side on the export of Iranian goods to Pakistan, including LPG. Second, changes in the implementation of Pakistan's E-Form procedure for imports from Iran have created a situation in which traders are effectively and literally unable to dispatch cargo from Iran to Pakistan. Consultations with the Pakistani side are currently underway to address this issue. Third, according to reports, several hundred trucks carrying LPG have crossed the Rimdan border into Gabd on the Pakistani side. However, despite having remained there for several weeks, these trucks have yet to be unloaded or cleared, further complicating the movement of goods and the smooth flow of bilateral trade. Finally, I would like to emphasize that cross-border trade between Iran and Pakistan is an integral part of the bilateral agreements reached at the highest levels
Iranian Foreign Minister: Further attacks on Iran will not yield different results than previous times
Iranian air defenses successfully target and down an American drone over Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.
Iran offers proposal to the US administration via Pakistan
Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says Tehran will study the new defense agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey before deciding whether to "support" it
Houthis strike Aden with ballistic missiles: Yemeni government
All beaches in UAE's Ras al-Khaimah emirate will be closed until further notice, the city's police department says
The US State Department updated 13 travel advisories across the Middle East to reflect an increased risk of armed attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis and Iranian efforts to target US government officials in the region.
The WSJ confirmed part of this, reporting that the Asim Munir dictatorship in Pakistan has cut off trade with Iran to comply with US sanctions. "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was working with Pakistan and Turkey to cut off Iran's land routes. The U.S. is moving beyond financial sanctions to wage an "absolute isolation campaign""
U.S. intelligence finds Iran has substantially increased its efforts to target American diplomats & officials in the Middle East and beyond, with lethal plots reaching advanced stages, per memo to Secretary of State Rubio, - @axios
U.S. intelligence finds Iran has "substantially increased" its efforts to target American diplomats & officials in the Middle East and beyond, with lethal plots reaching "advanced stages," per memo to Secretary of State Rubio, - @axios
Trump ordered CENTCOM to prepare a strike plan without a target date, and in Israel they entered security alert mode, but unlike previous times, the preparations did not lead to approval of an immediate strike, reports @kann_news
UAE: All beaches and coastal areas in Umm Al Quwain temporarily closed following an oil spill
Several Russian military freighters landed at Bushehr Air Base earlier today Bushehr Province
Trump: Iran is doing everything they can to drive up the price of Oil prior to the U.S. Midterm Election. They are even making up fake hits, mines, and everything else, because more Oil is coming through the Hormuz Strait now than it did even prior to the beginning of the Conflict
"Iran will strike oil facilities, undersea cables, datacentres and AI facilities across as many as seven countries in the Gulf in the event of a fresh US-Israeli attack, Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's supreme national security council, has said
Iranian state TV shows what it says is one of the Iranian Army's underground drone factories, with rows of newly built Arash attack drones. The report says the Arash drone's warhead has been upgraded from 50 to 100 kilos, and Iran's Army chief says drone production has expanded and reserves are "very good"
Iranian Ministry of Intelligence agents raided the home of a Baha'i couple in Yazd, confiscating personal belongings after a four-hour search
Ali Alipour, father of Babak Alipour, a political prisoner executed, was arrested on Tuesday, October 28, 2005, at his home in Rasht and transferred to the Martyrs Unknown detention center in the city. At the same time, officers seized a number of electronic devices belonging to him and members of his family