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Day 240 of the WarSunday, October 25, 2026

Day 240 — The Hill Says CENTCOM Has Prepared Options to Strike Iran Again, Likely After the Midterms; NYT Sees Rising Risk of Full-Scale War; Iranian Authorities Attribute Blasts to Munitions Disposal

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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Warning Over Reports of a Possible Renewed U.S. and Israeli Attack, Says a Ceasefire Is Achieved Only With a Complete Halt to the War on All Fronts, per BBC Persian, and Says Management of the Strait of Hormuz Will Not Be as Before, per RadioFarda; MP Ruhollah Mousavi Bidli Says Countries Lending Their Land or Airspace for an Attack on Iran Would Be 'Legitimate Military Targets,' per Iran International; Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei Calls European Positions 'Contradictory,' per BBC Persian

Iran
  • Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, warning over reports of a possible renewed U.S. and Israeli attack, said 'a ceasefire is achieved only with a complete halt to the war on all fronts' and that Iran would impose heavy costs, claiming its missiles 'destroyed dozens of American fighter jets on the ground,' per BBC Persian.source
  • Araghchi said on Sunday that developments after the 40-day war have brought 'fundamental and strategic' changes, including that management of the Strait of Hormuz will not be as before, citing 'new realities' and saying talks with Oman on managing shipping in Hormuz are continuing, per RadioFarda.source
  • MP Ruhollah Mousavi Bidli, a member of parliament's Councils Committee, told the Khane-ye Mellat news agency that countries giving the U.S. their land or airspace for an attack on Iran 'will be among our legitimate military targets,' and that any regional help to the U.S. would meet a 'harsh response,' per Iran International.source
  • Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei called German and other European positions on attacks on Iran 'contradictory and irresponsible,' contrasting their current warnings against a renewed attack with Chancellor Friedrich Merz's June 2025 remark that Israel was doing 'the dirty work' for all, per BBC Persian.source

Iranian Media, Citing Mehr, Say the IRGC Struck a Komala Base in Iraqi Kurdistan With Drones, and Komala Says One of Its Bases Was Hit, per BBC Persian; Local Authorities Say Explosions Heard in Ahvaz, Dezful, Tabriz, Isfahan, Eqlid, Marivan and Pakdasht Came From the Disposal of Munitions, per Mehr and Fars

Iran
  • Iranian media, citing Mehr, said the IRGC struck a Komala base in the Balisan area of Iraqi Kurdistan overnight with drones in what it called 'pre-emptive offensive actions'; Komala said one of its bases near the border was hit around 10 p.m. Saturday by a drone coming from the Haji Omran crossing, per BBC Persian.source
  • Khuzestan governorate's deputy for security said an explosion heard in Ahvaz came from neutralizing unexploded munitions from the war and was no cause for concern for citizens, per Mehr, and Dezful's governorate said explosion sounds from munitions disposal could be heard until 11:00 that day, per the IRGC-affiliated Fars.source
  • East Azerbaijan's governorate and its crisis-management chief Majid Farshi said explosion sounds in parts of Tabriz came from clearing unexploded enemy munitions southwest of the city, per Fars and Mehr; OSINT account Shin posted video of a blast southwest of Tabriz at 16:02 local time, which the person filming called 'airstrike-like.'source
  • Isfahan's crisis-management chief announced controlled detonation of unexploded 'Operation Ramadan' munitions northeast of Isfahan; Marivan's IRGC commander and the IRGC's Tehran-province corps (for Pakdasht, 15:00–18:00) announced munitions disposal, and blasts in the Eqlid heights came from defusing unexploded munitions, per Mehr.source

Videos Received by Iran International Show Pensioners Protesting Living Conditions in Shush, Isfahan, Ahvaz and Tehran; the Wife of Former National-Team Goalkeeper Rashid Mazaheri Says He Was Moved to Solitary Confinement in Urmia Central Prison, per LiveIranNews

Iran
  • Videos received by Iran International show groups of pensioners rallying on Sunday over living conditions in Shush, chanting 'Poverty and misery, how long? Robbing the people, how long?', and in Isfahan, Ahvaz and Tehran, chanting 'So much oppression and injustice drove us into the streets.'source
  • Maryam Abdollahi, wife of former national-team and Esteghlal goalkeeper Rashid Mazaheri, said he was moved to solitary confinement in Urmia Central Prison after protesting prison officials' insults against Ferdowsi and Babak Khorramdin, and has since faced threats and torture, per LiveIranNews.source

The Hill, per Iran International, Says CENTCOM Has Prepared Options for Renewed Strikes on Iran, Likely After the November Midterms, With Implementation Depending on White House Authorization; The New York Times, per Iran International, Says New Intelligence on Possible Iranian Plans to Attack Americans and the Review of Broader Strikes Have Raised the Risk of a Return to Full-Scale War; Reuters, per Iran International, Says Qatari Mediators Have Traveled to Tehran in Coordination With the U.S.

US / Coalition
  • The Hill, citing informed sources, reported that CENTCOM has prepared options for renewed strikes on Iran, likely after the November congressional midterms; the plans have been delivered to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and their implementation depends on White House authorization, per Iran International.source
  • The Pentagon told The Hill it prepares military options for the President but does not comment on possible future operations; per the report, the U.S. has over 50,000 troops and about 20 warships in the Middle East and is sending more, and Eurasia Group's Gregory Brew sees a high likelihood of renewed strikes, per Iran International.source
  • The New York Times said new intelligence on possible Iranian plans to attack Americans and the Trump administration's review of broader strikes have raised the risk of a return to full-scale war, with U.S. officials concerned Iran is in 'advanced stages' of planning attacks on U.S. officials, per Iran International.source
  • Reuters, citing an official familiar with the matter, reported on Sunday that Qatari mediators have traveled to Tehran as part of efforts to reduce regional tensions coordinated with the United States, per Iran International.source

The Saudi-Led Coalition Says It Intercepted 10 Houthi Ballistic Missiles, Plus a Ballistic Missile and Two Drones Fired at Riyadh, per BBC Persian, and a Cruise Missile Fired Toward Khamis Mushait, per LiveIranNews; AFP Reports Three Explosions in Riyadh, and Explosion Sounds Are Reported as King Khalid Airport Reopens While the Houthis Warn It Remains a 'Military Target,' per BBC Persian

Gulf & Naval
  • Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki wrote on X that 10 Houthi ballistic missiles were all shot down, without detailing damage or casualties, and said coalition forces also intercepted a ballistic missile and two drones fired by the Houthis at Riyadh, per BBC Persian.source
  • AFP reported three explosions heard in Riyadh early Sunday after residents received 'hostile air threat' alerts telling them to take shelter, as the coalition said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile fired at Riyadh; it was unclear whether the blasts came from the interception, per BBC Persian.source
  • Explosion sounds were reported in Riyadh as Saudi officials said King Khalid International Airport, closed for two weeks after repeated Houthi attacks, would resume flights on Sunday; Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree warned the airport remains 'unsafe' and a 'military target,' per BBC Persian.source
  • Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said the coalition's air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi cruise missile fired toward the city of Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia before it reached its target, per LiveIranNews.source

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