Iran War, NYT: Pentagon develops new attack plans against Tehran. LIVE

Three aircraft carriers will soon arrive in the Middle East, and the Defense Department has drawn up plans to strike Iran's arsenal of drones and missiles, as well as energy facilities and other military sites. The New York Times reports this, citing some sources, according to which various options have been developed for a campaign of attacks lasting three days.

Donald Trump has denied in the last few hours that there will be an attack on Iran before the mid-term elections.

The United States has imposed sanctions on what it called "the remnants of Iran's ghost fleet" of oil tankers used to transport petroleum products to foreign markets, in the latest move to increase pressure on Tehran in the ongoing war.

Meanwhile, the Houthis have announced that they have hit King Khalid airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a missile. The attack, military spokesman Yahya Saree wrote on X, was "successful" and caused "damage and disruption of air traffic".

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"We are having constructive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran. I want to make it clear to everyone that, although Iran is in very difficult conditions, both economically and militarily, and although the blockade will remain in full force and oil crossings through the Strait of Hormuz are reaching record levels (22 million barrels, last night alone, with not a single barrel coming from Iran or going to Iran!), we will not attack Iran at any time before the midterm elections which will be held in the United States on November 3." This was stated in a post on 'Truth' by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who reiterated: "Iran will not have a nuclear weapon".

The United States has imposed sanctions on what it called "the remnants of Iran's ghost fleet" of oil tankers used to transport petroleum products to foreign markets, in the latest move to increase pressure on Tehran in the ongoing war. "Today's action effectively neutralizes the vast majority of Iran's still operational shadow fleet network," the US Treasury Department announced in a statement. The goal is to deprive Tehran of the funds needed to "wage war in the region", added Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The measure affects 17 ships that US authorities say have transported millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil, as well as petroleum and petrochemical products, to markets in South and East Asia. The Treasury Department has sanctioned the companies that own these ships, accusing them of operating in the oil or petrochemical sectors of the Iranian economy. Bessent had previously promised a sort of 'economic D-Day' against Tehran.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian ahead of a regional summit in Turkmenistan and assured him of Moscow's help in helping resolve the war in the Middle East, Russian news agencies reported. "We are ready to do everything in our power to contribute to the resolution of this situation," Putin underlined, believing that Iran is making "concrete efforts to put an end to the conflict" that began in February with US and Israeli bombings.

The United States has imposed sanctions on what it called "the remnants of Iran's ghost fleet" of oil tankers used to transport petroleum products to foreign markets, in the latest move to increase pressure on Tehran in the ongoing war. "Today's action effectively neutralizes the vast majority of Iran's still operational shadow fleet network," the US Treasury Department announced in a statement. The goal is to deprive Tehran of the funds needed to "wage war in the region", added Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The measure affects 17 ships that US authorities say have transported millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil, as well as petroleum and petrochemical products, to markets in South and East Asia. The Treasury Department has sanctioned the companies that own these ships, accusing them of operating in the oil or petrochemical sectors of the Iranian economy. Bessent had previously promised a sort of 'economic D-Day' against Tehran.