Fairford base case: UK police arrest 22-year-old man in London
On 6 October, UK counter-terrorism police arrested a 22-year-old man in London in the case of RAF Fairford, the air base that US bombers have left.
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Reza Talaei-Nik, defence ministry spokesman: arms production capacity is 2.5 times pre-war levels
Reza Talaei-Nik, spokesman for the Islamic Republic's defence ministry, claimed on 6 October that arms production capacity is 2.5 times pre-war levels and warned the US and Israel against a new attack.
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António Guterres in Islamabad: US and Islamic Republic must end the war
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, in Islamabad on Tuesday, 6 October, urged the US and the Islamic Republic to end the war, return to diplomacy and restore freedom of navigation.
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London court: three Iranians on trial for spying on Iran International journalists
A British prosecutor told a London court that three Iranian men spied on Iran International journalists for the Islamic Republic's intelligence service so that they could be attacked.
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Islamic Republic warns Bahrain at the UN over use of its territory
An Islamic Republic diplomat at the UN General Assembly's Third Committee warned Bahrain that Tehran will respond if its territory or airspace is used again to attack Iran.
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German domestic intelligence: Islamic Republic makes covert purchases to rebuild missile capability
According to Iran International, Germany's domestic intelligence agency says the Islamic Republic is covertly buying CNC machines, carbon fibre and explosion-proof motors in Germany to rebuild its missile capability.
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Mohammad-Bagher Kharrazi, secretary general of Hezbollah of Iran, released on bail after a month in detention
The judiciary spokesman announced on 6 October that Mohammad-Bagher Kharrazi, a hardline cleric who had called for replacing the Islamic Republic, was released on bail after a month in detention.
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CENTCOM: 13 ships violating the Iran naval blockade destroyed in 12 weeks
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on 5 October that in 12 weeks of the naval blockade of Iran it had destroyed 13 commercial vessels and forced 130 ships to change course.
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Trump in Nebraska: an attack on Los Angeles and San Diego is a small price for ending the war
At a rally in Nebraska, Donald Trump said the war with the Islamic Republic will end soon and even called an attack on Los Angeles and San Diego a small price, remarks that drew a sharp response from Democrats.
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IRGC commander Ali Fadavi: my wife founded the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab
Ali Fadavi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said his wife founded the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, which was struck on the first day of the war.
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Trump: I personally believe the Islamic Republic is responsible for the attack on the flydubai flight
Donald Trump said on Monday, 5 October, that he personally holds the Islamic Republic responsible for the attack on the flydubai flight, while JD Vance and Israeli officials say there is no conclusive evidence.
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Pezeshkian, meeting Armenia’s foreign minister: negotiating with the US is meaningless
Masoud Pezeshkian, the Islamic Republic’s president, said on Monday, 5 October, in a meeting with Armenia’s foreign minister that negotiating with the US is meaningless and that Washington’s aim is to topple the regime.
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Prince Reza Pahlavi: those behind the executions of Alireza Sepahi and Alireza Raisi will be held to account
After the execution of two Dey uprising protesters in Isfahan, the office of Prince Reza Pahlavi said these state killings will not go unanswered and that all those responsible, from those who ordered them to the judges and executioners, will be tried in fair courts. In response, Mizan news agency called his account a "lie".
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Pezeshkian nominates Mehrdad Akhlaghi, a sanctioned missile-industry executive, as defence minister
On Monday, 5 October 2026, Masoud Pezeshkian put forward Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi to parliament as defence minister. Akhlaghi, a former head of the Defence Ministry's Aerospace Industries Organisation, is on US, EU and UN sanctions lists for his role in the ballistic missile programme.
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Armed forces chief Ali Abdollahi threatens countries hosting US forces
Ali Abdollahi, chief of staff of the Islamic Republic's armed forces, warned on Monday, 5 October, that the fire of any new war against Iran would engulf everyone; meanwhile the newspaper Israel Hayom reported that the Israeli military is preparing for an operation against the Islamic Republic independent of the United States.
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Two police officers killed in armed attack on patrol on the Bampur–Iranshahr road
Gunmen attacked a police patrol on the Bampur–Iranshahr road in Sistan and Baluchestan on Monday morning, 5 October; two officers were killed and one person was wounded. A group called the "Popular Fighters Front" has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Tanker changes course and turns back in Strait of Hormuz after IRGC threatens to target it
The UK Maritime Trade Operations centre said on Monday, 5 October, that the IRGC had contacted a tanker entering the Strait of Hormuz and threatened that it would be targeted if it did not turn back; the tanker's captain complied with the order.
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Islamic Republic summons Norway's ambassador over Starlink activity in Iran
The Islamic Republic's foreign ministry on Sunday 4 October summoned Norway's ambassador in Tehran and handed him a formal protest note because Oslo has not stopped Starlink satellite internet transmissions in Iran.
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Pete Hegseth: Islamic Republic will never have an atomic bomb and Hormuz is under US control
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, 4 October, that the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz and that the Islamic Republic will never obtain a nuclear weapon. At the same time, Ali Fadavi, an IRGC commander, claimed that no US vessel remains in the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Oman.
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Explosions heard in Qeshm and Sirik; tanker hit by projectile in the Strait of Hormuz
Residents of Qeshm Island and Sirik county heard several explosions from the direction of the sea on Sunday evening, 4 October. No official cause has been given. Meanwhile, the UK Maritime Trade Operations centre reported that an unidentified projectile had struck the engine room of a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
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