The US could launch strikes on Iran as soon as Wednesday, November 4 - the day after the US midterm elections - according to sources who spoke to MS Now. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says no decision has been made.
ConflictsIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was able to travel to the United States for his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York. Pezeshkian delivered his message despite hostility from the United States. "They threaten us every day," he said in an interview with U.S. television networks.
WorldIran says it is ready to open the Strait of Hormuz and ease its grip on the oil market within a week - under certain conditions. After a week of behind-the-scenes negotiations at the UN, the Iranians are putting the ball in the US's court.
WorldIran is threatening to expand the war to the Indian Ocean - if the US attacks again, according to an adviser to the supreme leader of the hardline Islamic republic.
ConflictsIran's imports and exports are being hit by US sanctions and a blockade of its ports, President Masoud Pezeshkian admits. The country's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is calling for a reduction in dependence on the US dollar.
BusinessFrom a local Islamist insurgency to an authoritarian, militarized global player, the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen has undergone an astonishing transformation. In practice, it is the closest thing Yemen has to a government, says Middle East analyst Aron Lund.
ConflictsThe United States launched its second wave of strikes on Iran late Wednesday night. Explosions were reported in the port city of Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman and in Ahvaz in southeastern Iran, according to Iranian state-controlled news agencies. A US fighter jet also attacked an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.
WorldThe airport in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, was attacked on Monday, several international media outlets report. The Houthi movement is said to have fired missiles at Saudi Arabia.
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