Military commanders informed Mojtaba Khamenei of a several-fold increase in ammunition and combat weapon production during their strategic briefing on military readiness

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Since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February 2026, Iran has claimed control over the Strait of Hormuz and regularly targets unauthorized vessels attempting to cross

Iranian officials including Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei stated Tehran will not enter nuclear negotiations under pressure

The United States and Israel initiated military operations against Iran on February 28, 2026, leading to Iranian retaliatory strikes and disruptions to navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on October 29, 2026 that its air defense forces shot down a United States-made MQ-1 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on social media on October 28, 2026 that regional countries should maintain their security without extraregional military presence.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stated that it destroyed a US unmanned vessel in the eastern Strait of Hormuz on October 30, 2026

The United States military provided no immediate confirmation regarding Iran's October 30, 2026 statement that it destroyed an American unmanned vessel in the eastern Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stated that two oil tankers exploded on November 1, 2026 after hitting Iranian mines while traveling through an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy accused two oil tankers involved in the November 1, 2026 mine explosion incident in the Strait of Hormuz of attempting covert passage with support from the US military

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned on October 31, 2026 that any U.S. or Israeli attack would face an immediate response without geographic limitations

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stated that one of the oil tankers that exploded in the Strait of Hormuz on November 1, 2026 was a supertanker that caught fire following the blast

Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebbi stated on November 1, 2026 that a vast theatre has been defined for inflicting damage on the U.S. in a military conflict

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the armed forces on October 31, 2026, to prepare for an immediate and geographically unrestricted response to any US or Israeli attack

Since Middle East war hostilities began in February 2026, Iran has targeted shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and wider Gulf while requiring ships to obtain Iranian permission to transit

Following joint United States and Israeli strikes on February 28, 2026, Tehran targeted American and Israeli interests in the region while increasing control over the Strait of Hormuz

The United States and Israel launched joint military strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other key Iranian leaders

Iran's designation of British military entities took effect on November 1, 2026, under a resolution by Iran's Supreme National Security Council

Iran accused Britain of participating in the United States and Israeli war against Iran by granting access to military and logistical facilities under British jurisdiction

Iran's Foreign Ministry characterized the terrorism designation of Britain's military branches as a reciprocal step responding to the UK bringing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps under the UK's State Threats Act

Iran's Foreign Ministry stated that British anti-Iranian policies violated principles of the United Nations Charter regarding national sovereignty and unlawful measures against other states