Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei met with Armed Forces Chief of Staff Ali Abdollahi, IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi, and Regular Army Commander Amir Hatami

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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

Iran's Foreign Ministry stated that Britain's MI6 would be subject to an Iranian law on espionage with Israel and other nations

Iran's state-affiliated Tasnim news agency stated that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's directive to prepare an immediate, geographically unrestricted response officially shifted Iran from a regional war doctrine to a war without geographical limitations

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered military commanders to update Iran's bank of targets to cover all U.S. and Israeli material and non-material assets

U.S. Central Command Chief Brad Cooper stated that regular Iranian Navy patrols in the Strait of Hormuz have ceased because their military fleet was sunk

Iran Army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia warned that any renewed U.S. military adventurism would cause the fire of war to engulf a wider geography

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

Armed Forces Chief of Staff Ali Abdollahi stated on social media that Iranian armed forces will not wait for an enemy attack before deciding when and how to respond if hostile actions are confirmed

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that 100 billion euros in European economic losses is minor compared to the blow Iran's armed forces will deal to attackers

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that three oil tankers it halted disregarded several radio warnings before encountering incidents in the Strait of Hormuz on October 30, 2026

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated on October 30, 2026, that its forces halted two offending oil tankers in the eastern and western parts of the Strait of Hormuz

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported that a supertanker carrying two million barrels of oil exploded and caught fire on October 30, 2026, after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran warned it would retaliate against U.S. energy strikes by attacking oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain