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❗️Iran's security chief delivers sweeping warnings to US and allies while outlining diplomatic conditions General Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, delivered a series of sharp political and military messages to the US, Israel, European nations, and regional states, according to a report by Al Mayadeen correspondent Ahmed al-Bahrani. Rezaei explicitly warned Washington's allies both inside and outside the region against permitting their territories, airspace, or military bases to be utilized by the US military in any potential future aggression against Iran, cautioning that Tehran's retaliatory response would target even distant US installations. He also called on Gulf states to establish a comprehensive regional union encompassing all surrounding countries, specifically naming Iran, Iraq, and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, while reaffirming solidarity with regional allies in the Axis of Resistance. Addressing diplomatic tracks, Rezaei categorically dismissed reports regarding planned negotiations with US Vice President JD Vance and denied any immediate plans for talks under current US intransigence. However, he left the diplomatic door open by confirming that Tehran submitted a proposal weeks ago via Qatari mediation and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York, noting that while Washington's initial response was incomplete, a more comprehensive reply may follow. Furthermore, Rezaei emphasized that ending the war in Iran and across active fronts in the region, particularly the Lebanese front, remains a fundamental prerequisite and priority for any future negotiations.

Israel's top court blocks release of 14 Palestinian doctors abducted from Gaza The list includes Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, who was kidnapped in 2024 and has been subjected to severe beatings and torture

BREAKING | Saudi warplanes bomb two trucks carrying food supplies in the Al-Kadahah area of Al-Ma'afer district in Yemen's Taiz Governorate, killing at least two people and wounding another, according to Al-Masirah TV.

❗️Turkiye's banking watchdog chief submits resignation amid investment fund scandal Turkiye's banking watchdog chairman Sahap Kavcioglu submitted his resignation to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday amid allegations linking the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) to the country's investment fund crisis. Kavcioglu denied claims that he had invested in funds under investigation or accepted bribes, saying the BDDK had no involvement in the crisis. His announcement follows the detention and jailing of several senior agency officials pending trial over alleged irregularities in capital market transactions involving investment funds.

❗️Israeli forces and settlers execute over 1,180 arson attacks across occupied West Bank in three years Israeli forces and settlers have carried out 1,182 arson attacks targeting Palestinian land and property across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, between 7 October 2023 and 30 September 2026, according to official figures released today. The Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission reported that 809 of the incidents targeted private property, vehicles, and facilities, while 373 directly impacted agricultural land. The central Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate alongside the northern Nablus governorate accounted for 711 attacks—representing 60.2 percent of the total figure. The disclosure followed an assault early Wednesday in which Israeli settlers set fire to more than 100 vehicles at a salvage lot in the village of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus. The resulting blazes spread to dozens of olive trees, warehouses, and local electrical infrastructure, causing widespread smoke inhalation and leaving initial damages estimated at over 1 million Israeli shekels. The commission emphasized that the Israeli military bears direct responsibility for the attacks, both through direct participation and by shielding perpetrators while blocking emergency crews and residents from reaching impacted areas. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, October alone saw 457 settler attacks in the West Bank, marking the highest monthly total recorded since tracking began in 2006.

US-Israeli war on Iran cost Persian Gulf states nearly $1T in damage, lost growth: Report Gulf states are expected to dip into their sovereign wealth funds and curb spending on mega-projects to offset $790 billion in lost growth by 2030

❗️Spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik, in a post on social media: "Iran's military backing, relying on strategic production and upgraded technologies, goes beyond the deceptive statistics of Trump and loser Pete. Our defense capability has been strengthened, and the fate of the war is clear: either the acceptance of Iran's rightful demands, or the enemy's surrender on the battlefield."

VIDEO | "Hegseth has been effective. He was effective at killing 200 school children." US Representative Thomas Massie defended his introduction of articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a recent CNN interview, arguing that the cabinet official's military actions crossed constitutional boundaries. Addressing the war secretary's record, Massie stated: "He was effective at bombing fishing boats that may or may not have had people who were guilty of smuggling drugs. He's been effective at waging an unconstitutional kidnapping in Venezuela. The president himself brags that they have captured this oil and that our companies, our corporations are getting rich from the oil that they've captured, that Pete Hegseth helped to capture." Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment targeting Hegseth for unauthorized military actions, extrajudicial operations, and violations of the War Powers Resolution. The initial House effort led by Massie to impeach Hegseth ultimately stalled when the House voted to refer the resolution to the Judiciary Committee, effectively blocking the measure.

VIDEO | Systematic ecological destruction prevalent across southern Lebanon's Lower Litani River Basin The environmental documentation group Green Southerners reports that its teams are actively investigating the extensive ecological destruction inflicted by Israeli occupation forces across the Lower Litani River Basin. Satellite imagery analysis spanning from October 2025 through October 2026 reveals severe landscape devastation across the 629-square-kilometer basin, characterized by widespread vegetation loss, military bulldozing, road construction, deliberate arson, and frequent shelling involving white phosphorus. The widespread destruction severely impacts an interconnected hydrological system supporting 131 municipalities and over 4,000 hectares of coastal agricultural land, threatening regional freshwater habitats and farmlands with long-lasting ecological consequences.

❗️Iranian security chief rejects transfer of enriched uranium out of country amid foreign proposals Iran will not permit any of its stockpiles of enriched uranium to be transferred beyond its borders, according to Supreme National Security Council chief Mohsen Rezaei, speaking during an interview with Lebanon's Al Mayadeen TV. Rezaei firmly dismissed a US proposal demanding that Tehran relocate its 60 percent enriched uranium inventory to a third country, confirming that Moscow has already been formally notified of Iran’s refusal following Russia's offer to receive and store the material. While ruling out the physical removal of its nuclear materials, Rezaei noted that Tehran remains open to diluting the enriched uranium to lower purity levels under international oversight.

BREAKING | Two Palestinians were killed and several others sustained varying injuries following an Israeli airstrike that targeted a tent sheltering displaced families in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of northern Gaza City, according to medical sources at Al-Shifa Medical Complex. The deadly bombardment struck the makeshift encampment amid ongoing Israeli attacks across the enclave, adding to the mounting civilian death toll from attacks on displacement tents.

VIDEO | Footage released by the IRGC Navy shows two oil tankers engulfed in flames in the Strait of Hormuz after reportedly striking naval mines. According to the IRGC, the vessels had disabled their navigation systems and were attempting to cross through an unauthorized route under US military protection. Both tankers were reportedly abandoned after efforts to extinguish the fires failed.

❗️Flights resumed at Israel's Ramon Airport near Eilat on Wednesday after a temporary suspension following a magnitude 4.5 earthquake that struck around 30 km south of the city. Operations were halted for safety inspections before the airport returned to full service, Israel's Airports Authority said.

❗️Iran has warned of potential nationwide gas cuts this winter due to damage to processing facilities during the US-Israeli war on Iran. Government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani cautioned in a news conference that shortages could affect Tehran and other parts of the country if consumption remains high.

❗️Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced a short while ago that Yemeni forces intercepted a Saudi F-15 fighter formation attempting to enter Sanaa's airspace, forcing it to withdraw.

❗️Israeli courts reject release of 14 detained Gaza physicians Israeli courts have rejected petitions seeking the freedom of 14 Palestinian doctors from the Gaza Strip who remain imprisoned without charge or trial, according to a statement released today by Physicians for Human Rights Israel. The rulings include a Supreme Court decision to uphold the detention of the physicians, including prominent hospital directors and specialist doctors, alongside a Lod District Court rejection of a request for an independent medical examination for Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital. Detained since December 2024 under Israel's Unlawful Combatants Law, Dr. Safia has experienced a sharp weight drop from 90 to 76 kilograms, declining hemoglobin levels, chest pain, scabies, and rib injuries following reports of beatings by prison guards. Despite independent medical reviews highlighting severe health warning signs and a lack of proper prison oversight, Israeli authorities blocked independent evaluations based on classified security allegations and international advocacy campaigns. Human rights organizations report that approximately 9,350 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, facing systematic medical neglect, torture, and starvation amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

❗️IRGC navy declares two oil tankers abandoned after striking naval mines in Strait of Hormuz Two commercial oil tankers were abandoned and left burning heavily in the Strait of Hormuz after striking naval mines overnight, according to statements from the naval arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Tasnim News Agency. The IRGC Navy stated that the vessels had deactivated their navigation and identification systems while transiting the strategic waterway under the cover of US fighter jets when they detonated the explosives and "suffered a massive explosion."

⭕️ A fire at a platform in Iran's South Pars gas field was contained on Tuesday, with authorities investigating a possible gas leak or operational malfunction as the cause. The affected platform has a production capacity of 14.5 million cubic meters of gas, compared with the field's total output of 700 million cubic meters, Fars News Agency reported.

⭕️ Gaza's Health Ministry reported on 11 November that eight Palestinians were killed and 29 injured as a result of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. According to the ministry, 1,622 Palestinians have been killed and 5,878 injured since the so-called 'ceasefire' took effect on 11 October 2025, while the bodies of 850 Palestinians have been recovered during the same period. The overall death toll since the start of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has reached 74,653, with 176,007 injured.

⭕️ Russian, Ukrainian, and US officials resumed peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for a second day, with discussions covering humanitarian and security issues but no signs of a breakthrough.