The aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea has received new long-range missiles and bunker-buster bombs and is preparing for a possible escalation of the war with the Islamic Republic.
The US State Department has updated its travel advisories for six Middle East countries, highlighting the risk of missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Republic and the Houthis on US interests.
In a statement marking the days of Aban, 171 monarchist political activists and prisoners inside Iran declared their support for Prince Reza Pahlavi's leadership.
Maryam Abdollahi, Rashid Mazaheri's wife, says the former national team goalkeeper was moved to solitary confinement in Urmia prison after protesting an insult to Ferdowsi.
DIAR analysis: the alignment of some self-styled constitutionalists with the MEK's line and their praise for the IRGC is a rift that serves the Islamic Republic and harms Iran's national revolution.
The US Director of National Intelligence warned Marco Rubio that Islamic Republic plots to assassinate US officials are at an advanced stage; four embassies are cutting staff.
Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey, said on Friday 23 October that a US strike on the Islamic Republic is possible this weekend; Donald Trump said he knew of no such plan.
Residents of Bandar Lengeh and Bandar Kong in Hormozgan reported loud explosions and fighter jets over Bandar Abbas and Bandar Lengeh early on Saturday 24 October.
The IRGC Navy claims two supertankers hit mines in the southern Strait of Hormuz; a claim with no ship names and no witnesses, made and denied before.
The Islamic Republic has tied powers of attorney of Iranians abroad to prosecutors' security vetting; a grantor who opposes the regime faces prosecution and seizure of assets.
Donald Trump told a Florida rally on Friday 23 October that the US may carry out another military operation against the Islamic Republic unless Tehran agrees to a deal.
On the 43rd anniversary of the bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut, the White House said the Islamic Republic directed, funded and commanded the attack.
Abbas Araghchi said on Friday 23 October that Masoud Pezeshkian will meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, a trip that follows Sergei Lavrov's visit to Tehran.
Hakan Fidan said after the Istanbul meeting that eight countries oppose a new attack on the Islamic Republic; Germany urged Tehran to stop attacking ships and neighbours.
Two Islamic Republic security officials say Tehran has a detailed plan to attack the Persian Gulf's undersea communication cables if the war resumes.
Mehdi Ketabchi, water coordinator of the Iran Prosperity Project, says this year's better rainfall has not ended Iran's water crisis, whose root is water governance.
A Washington think tank says October, with 28 attacks on commercial ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz, was the worst month since records began in 2017.
Donald Trump said on Friday 23 October that the US could very quickly finish off the Islamic Republic or let it rot from within under the naval blockade.
London's Old Bailey said on Friday, 23 October, that two Iranian men accused of plotting a homemade bomb attack on Manchester's Jews will stand trial from June 2027.
Media linked to the Islamic Republic's leader published an image of the Dimona reactor on Friday, 23 October, calling the Israeli nuclear site a target if the war resumes.
