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Day 247 of the WarSunday, November 1, 2026

Day 247 — Axios: Netanyahu Wants a Strike Right After the Midterms, Trump Wants More Time for Talks; Qatar Confirms Its LNG Carrier Was Hit; IRGC Claims Two Tankers Hit Mines

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MP Manouchehr Mottaki Says Lifting the 'Geographic Limit' Means the Next War Will No Longer Be Regional and That European Countries Letting U.S. Fighters Use Their Bases Will Be Treated as 'Partners' in the Attacks, per Iran International and BBC Persian; Iran's Foreign Ministry Says That Under an SNSC Decision It Has Listed the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force as 'Terrorist Organisations' and MI6 as a 'Hostile Group', per Iran International and BBC Persian; Mojtaba Khamenei's Adviser Mohammad Mokhber Says the Geography of the Threat No Longer Determines the Geography of the Response, per Iran International, and Army Spokesman Akraminia Says U.S. Interests Anywhere Within Reach Could Be Hit and a New War Could Last Far Longer Than the 40-Day War, per Vahid Online; in Videos Carried by IRGC-Affiliated Fars, Araghchi Says 'Some Regional Countries Encouraged the Americans to Attack Iran', and Defence Minister Akhlaghi Vows a Response 'Without Geographic Limits', per Iran International

Iran
  • MP Manouchehr Mottaki said lifting the 'geographic limit' means the next war will no longer be regional and European countries that let U.S. fighters use their bases will be treated as 'partners' in the attacks, per Iran International; BBC Persian, citing Fars, quotes him as calling them 'partners in crime'.source
  • Iran's foreign ministry said that, under a Supreme National Security Council decision, it has listed the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as 'terrorist organisations' and MI6 as a 'hostile group', citing Britain's military cooperation with the U.S. and Israel in the war, per Iran International and BBC Persian.source
  • Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser to Mojtaba Khamenei, wrote on X that the defence doctrine is changing fast and the geography of the threat no longer determines the geography of the response, per Iran International; Army spokesman Akraminia said U.S. forces and interests anywhere within reach could be hit, per Vahid Online.source
  • In videos carried by IRGC-affiliated Fars, Araghchi said regional states should make sure no new war starts, that 'some regional countries encouraged the Americans to attack Iran' and that 'new weapons have now been tested'; defence minister Akhlaghi vowed a response 'anywhere and without geographic limits', per Iran International.source

HRANA Says Five More Dey 1404 Protest Detainees, Including Shahab Zohdi for a Second Time, Were Sentenced to Death and the Supreme Court Upheld Political Prisoner Mohammad Naderi's Death Sentence, per Vahid Online, and That Mashhad's Revolutionary Court Sentenced Three Detainees, Including Matin Farnian, 23, to Death for 'Moharebeh', per Iran International; the 'Tehran-Daneshjoo' Channel Says University of Tehran PhD Student Shahin Shokouhi Set Himself on Fire After Repeated Summonses and Security Pressure, per Iran International, and Newsletters Say Isfahan Paediatrician Zeynab Soleimani Has Been Held Since Farvardin for Helping Wounded Protesters, per Vahid Online; Videos Show Retirees in Kermanshah and Ahvaz Chanting 'Enough Warmongering, Our Tables Are Empty' as the Statistical Centre Puts Point-to-Point Inflation at 88.7%, per Iran International; the National Iranian Gas Company's Chief Puts the Peak-Season Capacity Loss and Gas Shortfall at About 400 Million Cubic Metres and the Energy Minister Says 'at Any Moment the Enemy May Attack Us', per Iran International

Iran
  • Vahid Online, citing HRANA, said five more Dey 1404 protest detainees were sentenced to death, Shahab Zohdi for a second time, and the Supreme Court upheld political prisoner Mohammad Naderi's death sentence; HRANA also said Mashhad's Revolutionary Court sentenced three detainees, including Matin Farnian, 23, to death for 'moharebeh'.source
  • The 'Tehran-Daneshjoo' channel said University of Tehran sociology PhD student Shahin Shokouhi set himself on fire on 10 Aban after repeated summonses and security pressure, his condition unknown, per Iran International; newsletters say Isfahan paediatrician Zeynab Soleimani has been held since Farvardin for helping wounded protesters.source
  • Videos show retirees rallying in Kermanshah and Ahvaz over living conditions on 10 Aban, chanting 'Enough warmongering, our tables are empty', per Iran International, which said the Statistical Centre put point-to-point inflation for the month of Mehr at 88.7%, above 100% in at least eight provinces.source
  • The gas company chief put the peak-season capacity loss and gas shortfall at about 400 million cubic metres; energy minister Aliabadi told a nationwide power-cut drill 'at any moment the enemy may attack us', and Pezeshkian said petrol, electricity and diesel will be 'reformed' gradually, per Iran International.source

Axios, Citing an Israeli and a U.S. Source, Says Netanyahu Wants Trump to Strike Iran Immediately After Tuesday's Midterms While Trump Wants to Give the Talks More Time for Now, With the Israeli Source Calling Their Saturday Call 'Tough' and the U.S. Source 'Blunt', per Iran International; RadioFarda Says the Wall Street Journal First Reported the Call and Israel's Channel 12 Called It 'Frank, With Serious Criticism', and Trump Says It Was 'a Very Good Conversation', per Vahid Online; at an Iowa Rally Trump Says 'at Some Point We're Going to Have to Hit Them Very Hard' and That He Is 'Trying to Find Someone to Talk To', per Iran International; The Atlantic Says Trump Has Asked Allies How Hegseth and General Dan Caine Are Performing and That No Order to Resume Strikes Has Been Given, and Ynet Says the IDF Has Completed Readiness for a New Round, per Iran International

US / Coalition
  • Axios, citing an Israeli and a U.S. source, said Netanyahu wants Trump to strike Iran immediately after Tuesday's midterms while Trump wants to give the talks more time for now; the Israeli source called their Saturday call 'tough', the U.S. source 'blunt', and both offices declined comment, per Iran International.source
  • RadioFarda said the Wall Street Journal first reported the call and Israel's Channel 12 called it 'frank, with serious criticism', saying Netanyahu fears the talks will ease pressure on Iran and Trump is asking Israel not to interfere; Trump said on the sidelines of an Iowa rally it was 'a very good conversation', per Vahid Online.source
  • At an Iowa rally Trump said the only reason the U.S. is not finished with Iran is that he wants 'to be tolerant' and save lives, 'but at some point we're going to have to hit them very hard', adding that Iran has 'no leadership' and 'I'm trying to find someone to talk to', per Iran International.source
  • The Atlantic, citing two outside advisers close to Trump, said he has asked allies how War Secretary Hegseth and General Dan Caine are performing, the White House voiced 'full confidence' in both and no order to resume strikes has been given, per Iran International; Ynet said the IDF has completed readiness for a new round.source

Qatar's State News Agency, Citing Nakilat, Confirms Its LNG Carrier Al-Mayeda Was Hit by Unknown Projectiles on the Evening of Friday 8 Aban (30 October) While a Qatari Mediation Team Was in Tehran, With No Crew Hurt and the Attacker Unknown, per Vahid Online and BBC Persian, and Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns the Attack, per Iran International; UKMTO Relays a Mayday About a Vessel Hit by an Unknown Projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, per Vahid Online, and Later Reports a Tanker 72 Nautical Miles East of Ras al-Khafji Hit by Two Unknown Projectiles at 23:47 UTC, per Iran International; the IRGC Claims Two Tankers on the 'Unauthorised Route' Hit Sea Mines and Exploded, While BBC Persian Notes CENTCOM Has Recently Denied Mine Strikes; IRGC-Affiliated Fars Claims an Abadan-Born Captain Was Killed in a 'U.S. Attack' on 30 October — BBC Persian Says the Attack Was Not Previously Reported and U.S. Officials Have Not Commented

Gulf & Naval
  • Qatar's state news agency, citing Nakilat, confirmed its LNG carrier Al-Mayeda was hit by unknown projectiles on the evening of Friday 8 Aban (30 Oct), while a Qatari mediation team was in Tehran, with no crew hurt and the attacker unknown, per Vahid Online; Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the attack, per Iran International.source
  • UKMTO said a merchant vessel's master relayed a VHF Mayday that another ship had been hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, per Vahid Online; it later said a tanker 72 nm east of Saudi Arabia's Ras al-Khafji was hit on the port side by two unknown projectiles at 23:47 UTC, crew safe, per Iran International.source
  • The IRGC claimed two tankers on the 'unauthorised route' in Hormuz hit sea mines and exploded, one a VLCC it says is burning, per BBC Persian, which notes CENTCOM has recently denied mine strikes, saying Iran uses missiles and drones; Vanguard says one ship was Panama-flagged and partly went under water.source
  • IRGC-affiliated Fars claimed Abadan-born captain Naser Ebrahimi-Nejadan was killed by shrapnel in a 'U.S. attack' on a ship in the Persian Gulf's international waters on Friday 8 Aban (30 Oct); BBC Persian says the attack was not previously reported and U.S. officials have not commented.source

Reuters, Citing an Official Familiar With the Talks, Says Iran's Negotiators Are Talking With Qatari Mediators in Doha for a Third Straight Day With the Stated Aim of a Deal to End the War, per Iran International and BBC Persian; Araghchi Says 'No Meeting With a U.S. Delegation Has Existed or Been Planned', That Iran Is Consulting on 'the Seven-Day Plan That Has Now Become a Two-Day Plan' and That No Definitive Result Has Been Reached, per Iran International and BBC Persian; at the Manama Dialogue U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Donald Blome Says Channels With Iran Remain Open but the U.S. Is Ready for 'Another Path', and UAE Adviser Anwar Gargash Says the Two Sides' Positions Are Far Apart, per Iran International; Deputy Speaker Ali Nikzad Says 'the Window of Negotiations Is Now Closed to Our Enemy' and MPs Call for Leaving the NPT, per Iran International

Global
  • Reuters, citing an official familiar with the talks, said Iran's negotiators were talking with Qatari mediators in Doha for a third straight day with the stated aim of a deal to end the war; Araghchi said 'no meeting with a U.S. delegation has existed or been planned', per Iran International.source
  • Araghchi said Iran is consulting through mediators on its own plan, 'the seven-day plan that has now become a two-day plan', that his deputy went to Doha and 'we have not yet reached a definitive result'; he told the Majlis news agency Iran is 'ready for both defence and diplomacy', per Iran International and BBC Persian.source
  • Donald Blome, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for the Near East, told the Manama Dialogue channels with Iran remain open and active but Washington is ready for 'another path' and cannot let Tehran 'hold the region and the world economy hostage'; UAE adviser Anwar Gargash said the two sides are far apart, per Iran International.source
  • Deputy speaker Ali Nikzad said 'the window of negotiations is now closed to our enemy' and Iran will not decide to negotiate on the nuclear issue 'under any circumstances and any pressure'; MP Kowsari said there will be no talks until the seven points are implemented, and MP Pezhmanfar urged leaving the NPT, per Iran International.source

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