President Donald Trump says American strikes have significantly degraded Iran’s military capabilities, leaving the country with fewer drones and missiles. He also asserted that Iran’s navy and air force had been destroyed, as reported by Fox News.

While the US is arming its long-serving B-52 with potent ship-killing missiles to take on China’s expanding navy, severe munition constraints and operational vulnerabilities could undermine its strategic impact.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said on Monday that its forces struck another oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and said that it was the third ship it had hit in two days.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations said it recorded six separate attacks on Sunday alone, far more than the IRGC has taken credit for. It also recorded at least three attacks on October 9 and October 10.

Houthi rebels responsible for deadly missile strikes in Saudi Arabia have been using Anthropic's artificial intelligence to make warheads, the US firm has admitted.

The makers of Claude revealed in a report last month that the Yemen-based fighters launched three weapons programmes using their AI products.

Over the weekend, the Houthis launched their most devastating attacks on Saudi Arabia to date. 

Update(1500ET): Within the last our, loud booms heard in Riyadh as residents told to shelter 'for potential hostile threat' - soon after which authorities announced the threat had passed. FT is reporting the breaking news that--

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted ballistic missile launched by Houthis towards Riyadh

Moscow would only be ready to halt its strikes on Ukraine for the presidential election day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told journalists. Earlier, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky demanded a 60-day “total truce” to supposedly prepare for the vote after US President Donald Trump stated it was high time the Ukrainian leader was replaced.

Kiev’s request has little to do with the elections and is designed to buy time needed for the Ukrainian military to rearm and regroup, Peskov stated on Monday, commenting on Zelensky’s words.

Iran will destroy US technology infrastructure in the Gulf if Washington attacks again, the secretary of its Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has warned.

Speaking to Press TV in an interview aired over the weekend, Rezaei singled out US assets in the United Arab Emirates and around the Strait of Hormuz. He estimated their value at more than $2 trillion and described them as the “pulse of the American economy in this region.”

According to Haaretz, Saudi Crown Prince MbS is opposed to Israeli military involvement over worries of domestic backlash

By Dave De Camp, antiwar.com

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking approval from Saudi Arabia to join the war in Yemen against Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, Haaretz reported on Monday.

Iran PUBLICLY REVEALS 7 Demands U.S. Must Meet to Reopen Hormuz Iran says Washington must IMPLEMENT these conditions before negotiations or de-escalation: 1. Ceasefire on ALL fronts. 2. Complete lifting of sanctions. 3. Unfreezing of Iranian assets. 4. Compensation for war damages. 5. Cessation of military threats. 6. Removal of maritime restrictions. 7. Clarification of the Strait of Hormuz's status. Iran insists on ACTION before negotiations, not promises.