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

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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

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

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

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

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz dropped 70 percent below levels before the war that began in February for the week ending October 28, 2026

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

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. President Donald Trump stated in an interview that there is no rush for a diplomatic agreement because Iranian authorities are struggling to pay their military and police

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

Qatar has experienced some of the worst impacts of Iran's retaliatory strikes in the US-Iran conflict among Persian Gulf allies hosting U.S. military bases

U.S. President Donald Trump argued that higher fuel prices resulting from the Iran war were necessary to prevent Tehran from securing nuclear weapons.

Higher fuel prices and economic fallout from the 2026 war with Iran emerged as a political liability for Republicans ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.

The United States Department of War updated its estimate to Congress, reporting $47.1 billion spent on military operations in the Iran conflict as of October 16, 2026.

Replacements for lost equipment and depleted munitions accounted for approximately of the United States' $47.1 billion military expenditure in the Iran war as of October 16, 2026.

The U.S.-Israel war against Iran upended the global economy by causing oil prices to skyrocket and driving up inflation

A U.S. Central Command estimate provided to Congress showed U.S. military costs for the U.S.-Israel war against Iran reached $47.1 billion as of October 16, 2026