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

Iraniska statskanalen visar vad den hävdar är en av Irans armés underjordiska drönarfabrik, med rader av nyligen tillverkade Arash-stridsdrönare. Rapporten uppger att Arash-drönarens krigförande del har uppgraderats från 50 till 100 kilo, och Irans arméns chef säger att drönarproduktionen har ökat och att förråden är "mycket bra".

Iranska underrättelsetjänstens agenter har ransakat ett hem i Yazd, där ett bahaiskt par bor, och konfiskerat personliga tillhörigheter efter en fyra timmar lång räd.

Ali Alipour, far till Babak Alipour, en politisk fängsling som avrättades, arresterades tisdagen den 28 oktober 2005 i sitt hem i Rasht och fördes till det hemliga fängelsekomplexet "Martyrs Unknown" i staden. Samtidigt beslagtog polisen ett antal elektroniska enheter som tillhörde honom och hans familj.

'This is a serious warning:' IRGC says 3 ships hit mines west of Hormuz, threatens US bases in region if Washington continues encouraging ships to use mined route

Irans revolutionsgardes flotta hävdar att fyra fartyg träffades och fattade eld under överföring av olja mellan fartyg i norra Persiska viken. Den uppgav också att tre andra fartyg under natten träffade sjöminor väster om Hormuzsundet, vilket orsakade bränder och tvingade dem att stanna.

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.

Dussintals israeliska stridsflygplan flög på måndagen mot Irans gräns i en storskalig operation avsedd att visa militär styrka och avskräcka Teheran, rapporterade Axios med hänvisning till israeliska och amerikanska tjänstemän. Stridsflygplan och tankningsflygplan flög mer än 800 miles genom syriskt och irakiskt luftrum innan de vände tillbaka nära Iran. Israel ska ha informerat Washington i förväg och beskrivit insatsen som en övning för att avskräcka ett iranskt angrepp inför det israeliska valet den 27 oktober. Vissa amerikanska källor antydde att Israel kan ha hoppats att Iran skulle öppna eld mot planen, vilket skulle kunna ge en förevändning för israeliska attacker.

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

Vita hus-källor: Under de senaste timmarna har det skett en tydlig förändring i den amerikanska ställningen, med stöd för ett förebyggande angrepp mot Iran. Källor vid Vita huset förklarar förändringen främst med hänvisning till den betydande vikt President Trump lade vid bedömningarna och informationen som presenterades för honom av försvarsminister Pete Hagseth efter hans återkomst från mötet med premiärminister Netanyahu.

Hearing explosions in Serik.

Israels premiärminister Benjamin Netanyahu anklagade Irans nye högste ledare Mojtaba Khamenei för att ha beordrat utveckling av kärnvapen och krävde att den iranska regimen störtas. Enligt Netanyahu följer Khamenei i sin fars fotspår och Iran försöker återigen utveckla atombomber. Han uppgav att han har instruerat Israels militär, Mossad och säkerhetstjänsterna att arbeta för att störta den iranska regimen, vilket han beskrev som det enda sättet att undanröja hotet för gott.

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