Supreme National Security Advisor to Revolutionary Guard Commander: Iranian missile sites were not damaged by the recent heavy bombardment, and the country's strategic reserves remain intact.

Security warning by @StateDept for the following countries: UAE, Israel, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Qatar. "Iranian-supported Houthis have engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions. The hostilities have the potential to escalate rapidly beyond that immediate area. Americans traveling to or from the Middle East should monitor information about airport and airline operations and develop contingency plans in advance. Iran and groups supportive of Iran may target other U.S. interests overseas or at locations associated with the United States and Americans throughout the world, including U.S. businesses and other institutions

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces launched drone and artillery attacks near the Gavileh village in Marivan, northwestern Iran, according to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network.

French President Macron: We must never conflate peaceful protesters with looters and insurgents; there are people who are entirely justified in believing that fuel prices have risen too high. This is due to the war in Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Jerusalem_Post that Russia's cooperation with Iran runs counter to its own interests, accusing Moscow of backing antisemitic bot networks targeting Israel

Trump has given his "Complete and Total Endorsement" to Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's October 27 election, warning that the U.S. would have to act against Iran itself if Israel chooses another leader

Iranian President: We do not intend to attack any country, but we will respond forcefully to any attack and will not allow enemies to covet our land.

A vessel was targeted in northeastern Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates.

Drones target Iranian Kurdish opposition bases in Erbil, northern Iraq

Iranian Foreign Minister: Ready to provide assistance to stop the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen

UKMTO: UKMTO has received a report of an incident 78NM northeast of Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia. The Master of a tanker has reported being attacked by an RPG from a small boat, resulting in damage to the aft port quarter. Crew are accounted for and reported safe. A complete damage assessment and environmental impact are unknown at time of report. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO, whilst authorities investigate.

UKMTO reports that a tanker has been hit by an unidentified projectile 68 nautical miles northeast of Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia.

Intian merenkulkuministeri Sarbananda Sonowal kertoi, että raakaöljytankkeri MT ST 3, jolla oli 15 intialaista merimiestä, osui ammukseen Hormuzinsalmessa 16. lokakuuta. Erillisessä tapauksessa kemikaalitankkeri YARA J, jolla oli yhdeksän intialaista merimiestä, joutui drooni-iskun kohteeksi Romanian Sulinan ankkuripaikalla 14. lokakuuta. Kaikki 24 intialaista miehistön jäsentä ovat turvassa, eikä loukkaantuneita tai kuolleita ole raportoitu.

President Pezeshkian has nominated Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi, a veteran missile industry official under US, EU and UN sanctions, as Iran's new defense minister, pending a vote.

Lavrov to visit Tehran on October 19

Saudi Arabia speaks publicly for first time about Iran's role in Houthi attacks on kingdom. "We think escalation by Houthis at this later stage of conflict is encouraged by Iran," says @Rayedkrimly, deputy minister for public diplomacy at MOFA

Trump: We will not use nuclear weapons against Iran

Trump rules out deploying ground troops in Iran

Female Basij commander and police officer killed in separate shootings in Mehrestan, Sistan-Baluchistan province, Iran. Local outlet HalVash reports three additional police wounded. Suspects unidentified, Iran Intl reports.

Rubio spoke with Netanyahu today, according to a State Department source.

CENTCOM kiisti kolme Iranin väitettä ja syytti vallankumouskaartia virheellisistä väitteistä Hormuzinsalmen hallinnasta, aluksen uppoamisen vääristelystä sekä Yhdysvaltojen henkilöstötappioiden liioittelusta. Keskusjohto ilmoitti, että yli 40 alusta on kulkenut salmen läpi viimeisten 24 tunnin aikana.

US Treasury: Sanctions imposed on the International Development Bank of Iraq due to its links with Iranian government entities

Western intelligence has detected "extreme" new military moves by Iran, according to Channel 12. Netanyahu briefed Trump on developments in Tehran, but the U.S. president has yet to decide whether or when to strike. Israeli officials believe any attack should target Iran's energy, missile and nuclear infrastructure, although U.S. and Israeli security officials see no immediate urgency.

Netanyahu warns: "If Iran attacks, it will make the biggest mistake of its life. We also have the ability to act independently, and I would advise our enemies not to test us. Under any circumstances"

The US Treasury announced new sanctions on Thursday, targeting a Iraqi bank, along with a network of currency exchange companies and Iranian banks operating in free trade zones.

CENTCOM confirms: USS George H.W. Bush returns to Arabian Sea after recent visit to Thailand

Iranin vallankumouskaartin tiedottaja Hussein Mohebi sanoi, ettei vallankumouskaartin hyökkäys kolmea alusta vastaan Sirahchohin salmessa Yhdysvaltojen kanssa Islamabadin muistion nojalla solmitun tulitauon jälkeen ollut mielivaltainen, vaan Iranin hallinnon päätöksentekojärjestelmän ja sotilaallisen komentoketjun hyväksymä tarkoituksellinen operaatio vastauksena Yhdysvaltojen perustamaan eteläiseen käytävään.

US Navy aircraft carrier strike group deploys with large drone ship for the first time. The Theodore Roosevelt CSG recently departed San Diego with a large USV and is expected to sail towards the Middle East.

Iranin presidentti Masoud Pezeshkian sanoi Teheranin olevan ankarimman saarron kohteena sitten vuoden 1979 vallankumouksen. Hän syytti Washingtonia pyrkimyksestä lietsoa kansalaisten vihaa ja mielenosoituksia kiristämällä taloudellista painostusta.

Initial reports indicate that missiles targeted vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.