Iranin vallankumouskaartin laivasto väittää, että neljään alukseen osui iskuja ja ne syttyivät tuleen siirtäessään öljyä aluksesta toiseen Persianlahden pohjoisosassa. Se ilmoitti myös kolmen muun aluksen osuneen yön aikana merimiinoihin Hormuzinsalmen länsipuolella, mikä aiheutti tulipaloja ja pakotti alukset pysähtymään.

The United States is "not negotiating" with Iran, and a development is expected "fairly soon". "Most people seem to think it's after the election, we're gonna see what happens." President Trump in a remark to @LibbeyDean_

NBC News citing U.S. officials: The U.S. military has reduced its troop presence in various parts of the Middle East in recent days.

Kymmenet israelilaiset hävittäjät lensivät maanantaina kohti Iranin rajaa laajassa operaatiossa, jonka tarkoituksena oli osoittaa sotilaallista voimaa ja pelotella Teherania, Axios raportoi israelilaisiin ja yhdysvaltalaisiin viranomaisiin viitaten. Hävittäjät ja ilmatankkauskoneet lensivät yli 800 mailia Syyrian ja Irakin ilmatilan kautta ennen kuin kääntyivät takaisin Iranin lähellä. Israelin kerrotaan ilmoittaneen Washingtonille etukäteen ja kuvailleen operaatiota harjoitukseksi, jolla pyrittiin estämään Iranin hyökkäys ennen Israelin 27. lokakuuta pidettäviä vaaleja. Joidenkin yhdysvaltalaisten lähteiden mukaan Israel saattoi toivoa Iranin ampuvan koneita kohti, mikä voisi tarjota perusteen Israelin iskuille.

A senior Iranian security official told Fars News that Tehran expects another U.S.-Israeli attack and considers Washington's diplomatic efforts insincere. The official warned that any renewed large-scale conflict involving assassinations of Iranian officials or civilian killings would lead Iran to consider U.S. political targets and the infrastructure of countries involved in the war legitimate targets. Source: Fars News

Reports indicate renewed shelling in Serik

US State Department preparing to order departure of some personnel and family members at US embassies across the Gulf - US officials

Valkoisen talon lähteet: Viimeisillä tunneilla on ilmeisesti tapahtunut muutosta Yhdysvaltojen asenteessa, jossa tuetaan Irania vastaan ennaltaehkäisevää hyökkäystä. Valkoisen talon lähteet selittävät muutoksen pääasiassa presidentti Trumpin antaman painoarvon puolustusministerin Pete Hagsethin esittämille arvioille ja tiedoille, jotka hänelle esitettiin palattuaan tapaamisesta pääministeri Netanjahun kanssa.

Hearing explosions in Serik.

Israelin pääministeri Benjamin Netanjahu syytti Iranin uutta ylintä johtajaa Mojtaba Khameneita ydinaseiden kehittämisen määräämisestä ja vaati Iranin hallinnon kaatamista. Netanjahun mukaan Khamenei seuraa isänsä jalanjälkiä ja Iran pyrkii jälleen kehittämään ydinpommeja. Hän kertoi antaneensa Israelin armeijalle, Mossadille ja turvallisuuspalveluille määräyksen toimia Iranin hallinnon kaatamiseksi ja sanoi sen olevan ainoa tapa poistaa uhka pysyvästi.

Ship spotted smoking TODAY off Oman at 24.5649, 56.9540 190 m in lenght, near another 230 m leaking a little fuel. 30 km off Sohar

Middle East oil flows averaged more than 24 million barrels in 24 hours (BPD) in the week through October 18th, above the prewar average of 23.3 million BPD, according to Kpler ship tracking data reported by The Wall Street Journal. To accomplish this, tankers load inside the Persian Gulf and run through the Strait of Hormuz, often with their automatic identification system (AIS) off and under U.S. air cover along Oman's coast, then transfer cargo to other ships near Oman before returning. That route moved about 14 million barrels a day, or 82% of prewar levels, in preliminary figures. Pipelines across Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other alternative routes carry the rest of the regional total, or up to 10 million BPD. Kpler estimates about 40% of non Iranian Gulf crude oil bypassed the strait in September, up from 17% before the war. The Journal counts about 30 attacks on ships this month. Brent crude was around $108 a barrel yesterday

Four commercial oil tankers have been damaged at the Port of Faw: the tanker SOYIA, the tanker IXORA, and the tanker ON PHOENIX.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has issued a report on an attack on a tanker approximately 30 nautical miles southeast of Al Faw, Iraq, in the northern part of the Persian Gulf. According to the vessel's master, the tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile at approximately 1830 UTC yesterday. The crew is reported to be safe, and no damage or environmental impact has been reported. A similar incident occurred on September 9th in the same area. Earlier this week, UKMTO acknowledged difficulties in reporting the true number of attacks, as most targeted vessels are refusing to provide information, likely in accordance with U.S. guidance. Attacks attributed to Iran, which have increased in frequency and range in recent weeks, have now targeted tankers north of Qatar and off Saudi Arabia's Al Jubayl

Unknown projectile strikes tanker west of Oman's Bukha overlooking Strait of Hormuz, British maritime agency UKMTO says

Clashes in Khash; Suspected militant killed. Following reports, police in Khash investigated two Peugeot vehicles near a petrol station

Explosions reported in the Persian Gulf and near the Strait of Hormuz.

From the @WSJ: "Persian Gulf oil exports have surpassed prewar levels, as an improvised shipping system under U.S. protection is helping tankers move oil through one of Iran's fiercest waves of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz

The Israeli military had prepared for a multi-day bombing campaign against Iranian regime, military, nuclear and energy targets, the Financial Times reported. The operation was halted due to President Trump's objections, who opposed starting a military operation before the U.S. midterm elections.

Iraqi Prime Minister orders closure of Sheeb border crossing with Iran to people and goods starting Wednesday, until further notice, according to a government source in Al Jazeera. More crossings with Iran will be closed gradually in the coming days.

Araqchi: We tried to open special routes for ships carrying Iraqi oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

A Qatari delegation briefly visited Tehran this evening, Iranian media reports. It's the latest in a flurry of visits after Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir earlier today and Russian FM Sergei Lavrov yesterday, as mediators work to prevent renewed U.S.-Iran escalation

Iranian Revolutionary Guard: Ship owners and crews bear responsibility for crossing unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz

#Iran’s SNSC Secretary, meeting with #Pakistan Army Chief: Not a single particle of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran; it remains a national asset for domestic use. There will be no negotiations until the US builds trust by fulfilling Iran's conditions.

British counter-terrorism police: Two men re-arrested as part of investigation into Fairford base

Iranian National Security Council chief meets with Pakistani Army chief: No negotiations until Washington takes steps and implements our conditions

Iranian Chief of Staff, General Ali Abdullah, says: Our forces will respond decisively to any aggression.

US Central Command spokesperson to Al Jazeera: We have cleared the international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz of mines

US Central Command spokesperson to Al Jazeera: We cleared the international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz of mines

Iranian navy: We have detected a foreign oil carrier that caught fire in a prohibited area east of the Strait of Hormuz.