“An illegal oil tanker, carrying over 2 million barrels of crude oil, intending to cross the Gulf of Hormuz via an unauthorized route, was involved in an accident following a mine explosion, causing a large explosion and fire.” Thus the Pasdaran Navy, as reported on Telegram by the Iranian Tasnim agency.
"This tanker, deactivating all tracking and radar systems, attempted to cross the Gulf of Hormuz by deceiving and counting on the support of the US military, known for smuggling and terrorism - we read again - The Gulf of Hormuz is closed, and the consequence of the disobedience of illegal vessels to Iranian regulations in the Gulf of Hormuz is to burn in the fire of trust of the US terrorist army".
Donald Trump has boasted that the US government is aware of Iran's every move, reiterating his promise that the war will "be over very, very soon". Speaking at a rally at Dalton Municipal Airport, in Georgia, in support of Republican candidates, ahead of the November midterms, the US president said that "we know everything they do. We hear everything they say".
This is "classified information. We hear everything they say. I just declassified it", he added: "We are also achieving excellent results with Iran. The issue will be closed very, very soon and they will never have a nuclear weapon."
According to a Unicef spokesperson, Israeli attacks in Gaza have caused the death of over 340 children and injured hundreds of others since the "ceasefire" agreement came into force in October 2025. Al-Jazeera writes. During a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Ricardo Pires said attacks against Palestinians continued "in the context of the ongoing blockade" of the Gaza Strip.
“In the last fortnight, attacks have resulted in the deaths of five boys and two girls,” Pires said. "At least 33 other minors suffered serious injuries." Approximately 800,000 children in Gaza continue to be displaced; most of them find refuge in tents or unsafe buildings.
Pires stressed that conditions are expected to worsen in the coming winter months, marking the fourth consecutive year that Palestinian children will find themselves living in uninhabitable and inhumane conditions.
Israel has begun sharing intelligence information about Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen with Saudi Arabia, via the United States. The Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported this, citing a Middle Eastern diplomat. The news was reported by Iran International.
According to Kan, Saudi Arabia requested U.S. assistance; Washington then forwarded the request to Israel, which began providing intelligence, considering the Houthis a broader regional threat.
A foreign source familiar with the matter told Kan that some US representatives, recently visiting Israel, said during talks in Cairo that Israel could provide Saudi Arabia with a large amount of intelligence information, based in part on the experience gained by the Israeli army in dealing with the Houthis.
This intelligence information is reportedly aimed primarily at ensuring freedom of navigation through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The discussions took place as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo.
According to Kan, the security talks were also attended by representatives of the US Central Command, who proposed a joint regional mechanism to help Saudi Arabia deal with the Houthis.
"There is a moment in which institutions and governments are forced to choose a side. That moment is now. The Rome prosecutor's office has put in black and white the names of the entire Israeli chain of command responsible for the violence suffered by the activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla". Global Sumud Italia underlines this in a note regarding the investigation by the Rome prosecutor's office.
"Clear responses and formal condemnations are now expected from institutions and governments: sanction Israel, impose a total military embargo, break cooperation agreements and suspend all forms of diplomatic, economic and scientific collaboration for the violations committed", he continues.
"The Italian judiciary is doing what European politics persists in not doing: calling into question the responsibilities of the Israeli leaders. Politics - now more than ever - can no longer hesitate, and invoke diplomatic immunity or raison d'état to justify its silence and complicity. The response from Brussels and Rome is now expected", reports the Italian delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared, in a video released today and addressing former US President Barack Obama, that "the Jewish people are not foreign occupiers". Yesterday, in Belfast, Obama recalled that "for millennia the Jewish people have been oppressed, discriminated against, killed".
"Understandably, they sought refuge in a place with which they had historical ties. That's undeniable. It's equally undeniable that they took land from other people. Those people were expelled," Obama added, referring to the Palestinians. “And those people said, understandably: This is an injustice and I want my land back.”
“The Jewish people are not foreign occupiers in the land of their ancestors,” Netanyahu responded in Friday's video. "Our history is not a colonial enterprise. Our land is not stolen land. It is our homeland. It is called Judea," he added, using a biblical term for the southern part of the West Bank, conquered by Israel in 1967.
In the video, the Israeli prime minister called Obama's remarks "deplorable."
Iranian support has helped the Houthis launch their most powerful and sophisticated attacks yet against Saudi Arabia and its Yemeni allies, providing targeting support for drone and missile attacks, as well as training, intelligence and tactical guidance, sources familiar with intelligence from Saudi Arabia and the anti-Houthi Yemeni alliance said. The Wall Street Journal writes it.
The assistance provided contributed to the Houthi offensive, which led to rapid territorial gains in Yemen. The militant group now controls the coast on its side of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a strategic point for Saudi oil exports, and has launched attacks on Saudi oil tankers, energy facilities and airports, including an attack that left at least 13 dead last weekend in Riyadh.
The Houthis' tactics proved more sophisticated than in previous clashes, combining infantry assaults with missile and drone strikes, including first-person-view drones guided by fiber optic cables, suggesting training by Iran, a source in the forces opposing the militants said. Revolutionary Guards officers were on the front lines coordinating the drone and missile attacks, according to one official.
Hezbollah has told Lebanese security authorities that it wants the return of more than 450 kilograms of explosives seized last week, setting up an unusual public clash with a government that has pledged to demilitarize the Iranian-backed militant group. The Wall Street Journal writes it.
The request comes after the government intercepted a vehicle loaded with weapons and arrested the two drivers. Hezbollah then openly stated that it owned the truck and cargo and that its officials wanted them back.
According to security forces, the truck, which was carrying C-4 plastic explosives and TNT, was traveling from Hezbollah's historic stronghold in the Bekaa Valley to the Beirut area. Hassan Fadlallah, Hezbollah's member of the Lebanese parliament, said the group intended to use explosives to bolster its confrontation with Israeli troops occupying large swaths of southern Lebanon.
He criticized the Lebanese government for hindering Hezbollah's efforts to fight Israel and for making news of the kidnapping public. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun have made disarming Hezbollah a priority political goal since taking office last year.
"No indulgence, no closure," Salam said as he announced the seizure of the explosives. “I understand the concern of Lebanese citizens following reports of the seizure of this truck and the material it was carrying, especially since the C-4 explosive has been used in several well-known political assassinations in Lebanon's modern history.”
