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11 Nov 2026

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Gulf News · UAE · 1 hour ago

Iran's IRGC unveils 'new' underground ‘missile city’ amid war tensions

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has unveiled what it describes as a "new" underground “missile city,” displaying ballistic and cruise missiles alongside their launch systems. The IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency published images of the facility on Tuesday, Nov. 10, during the force’s Aerospace Week. Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi and IRGC Aerospace Force commander Brig. Gen. Majid Mousavi attended the…

Gulf News · UAE · 3 hours ago

Rubio rejects Iran 'reparations' demand as US maintains economic pressure

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has rejected Iran’s demand for war reparations, saying Tehran should instead pay compensation because it had “destabilised the region.” He made the remarks after a meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in Paris on Tuesday, Nov. 10.“Iran is demanding reparations. They should be the ones paying reparations because they’re the ones that have destabilised the region for long periods of time,” Rubio told…

Gulf News · UAE · 4 hours ago

Oil hits lowest since August as Trump holds off on Iran strikes

Crude prices edged lower again early Wednesday (Nov. 11) after Brent briefly broke below $90 for the first time since August, as traders bet that the US-Iran standoff is easing.The prices (as of 7:36 am Tokyo time, Nov. 11)Brent: $91.98 a barrel, down 59 cents, or 0.64% (22-minute delay)WTI: $86.04, down 81 cents, or 0.93% (36-minute delay)Murban (Platts): $92.07, down $7.10, or 7.16%, but dated Nov. 10, so it reflects Tuesday’s assessmentDubai:…

The National · UAE · 5 hours ago

US charges three men over alleged Iran-backed terror plots, including at RAF Fairford

The US has charged three Iranians suspected of allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in Europe and the US, including at a British RAF Base in Fairford in September that was housing American military aircraft and personnel.The US Justice Department unsealed an eight-count superseding indictment on Tuesday charging Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national, Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national, and Mohammad Ali Al Hassani,…

Arab News · Saudi Arabia · 5 hours ago

France supermarket hack marks new phase in Iran’s shadow war

PARIS, France: The cyberattack on supermarket refrigerators that France has blamed on Iran marks a new phase in the asymmetric campaign Tehran is waging against the United States, extending it onto European soil, analysts say. Scores of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the temperatures in their refrigerators, in some cases forcing them to throw away entire inventories of perishable food. France…

Arab News · Saudi Arabia · 6 hours ago

Iran-backed militant helped plot attack on UK’s Fairford base from US jail, Justice Department says

NEW YORK: A member of an Iran-backed militia plotted to attack the RAF Fairford air base in Britain while detained in the US on criminal charges, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday. Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi attempted to pass coded ⁠messages to two ⁠other alleged Iran-backed operatives through phone calls to immediate family members from jail in New York, prosecutors said. Al-Saadi had previously pleaded ⁠not…

Arab News · Saudi Arabia · 7 hours ago

Could Iran-linked cyberattacks reach Europe’s homes and critical infrastructure?

For a few days, governments around the world clung to the hope that the bizarre series of cyberattacks on supermarket freezers across France was the work of hackers with some kind of societal grudge, or perhaps criminals planning to demand ransom payments. But the announcement by the French government on Monday that the attack of “unprecedented scale and unprecedented aggression” was in fact the work of Iranian agents suggests a far more ominous…

Arab News · Saudi Arabia · 8 hours ago

Iraq bars plane carrying Iran’s soccer team from landing in Basra over US sanctions

BASRA, Iraq: Iraq barred a plane carrying Iran’s national soccer team from landing at Basra airport on Tuesday, a decision by the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority linked to US sanctions imposed on Iranian airlines, two Basra airport officials said. The plane returned to Iran and landed at Abadan airport, and the team will now travel overland to Basra, an Iranian consulate official in Basra said. The Iranian ⁠team was traveling ⁠to Iraq to…

Gulf News · UAE · 13 hours ago

Iran rejects France's 'baseless accusations' on cyberattack

Iran on Tuesday said French accusations that it was responsible for cyberattacks on supermarket fridges last month were "baseless"."Iran's foreign ministry categorically rejects the French government's baseless and one-sided accusations against Iran regarding alleged cyber activities in France," the ministry said in a statement.It added that it "strongly condemns this hackneyed policy of levelling accusations against the Islamic republic".Get…

Arab News · Saudi Arabia · 13 hours ago

US-Iran mediation continues despite reports of imminent strike, says Qatar

LONDON: Qatar is pressing ahead with efforts to ease the crisis between the US and Iran, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as tensions remain fueled by continued hostilities and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Ibrahim bin Sultan Al-Hashmi, director of the ministry’s media and communications department, said both sides had responded positively to Qatar’s mediation efforts. “Diplomacy is ongoing and will continue, and we will not lose…

Gulf News · UAE · 15 hours ago

Iran urges US to meet Hormuz demands as Trump sees 'momentum' to end war

Iran on Tuesday urged the United States to meet its demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump spoke of "positive momentum" towards ending their eight-month war.Qatar and Pakistan are leading diplomatic efforts to resolve the Middle East war, which broke out with US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in late February.Tehran has said it could reopen Hormuz, the vital global energy…

Gulf News · UAE · 15 hours ago

Iran says two oil tankers on fire in Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that two oil tankers were on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, where the country regularly targets ships that transit without its authorisation.Since the outbreak of the Middle East war in late February, Tehran has heavily restricted traffic through the strategic waterway, insisting vessels use routes authorised by the Islamic republic.Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply…

Egypt Independent · Egypt · 17 hours ago

France blames Iran for ‘unprecedented’ supermarket fridge cyberattack

France is blaming Iran for last month’s supermarket refrigerator cyberattack, which spoiled produce at around 700 retailers, and is vowing to slap sanctions on Tehran in response. “This was an attack of unprecedented scale and unprecedented aggressiveness,” Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told reporters Monday. He described it as the first large-scale cyberattack carried out for …

The National · UAE · 17 hours ago

Inside Iran’s cyber-hacking operations: The three men France has linked to fridge attacks

France has identified three Iranian men it links to cyber operations against the country's interests, including attacks that disrupted refrigeration systems at about 700 commercial sites last month.“A terrorist organisation has committed an attack of unprecedented scale and aggression against our country,” French Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barrot said on Tuesday.The government had summoned the Iranian ambassador to Paris, he told France Info…

The National · UAE · 18 hours ago

Iraq to reopen Al Sheeb border crossing with Iran but temporarily shuts Mandali

Iraq was set to reopen Al Sheeb border crossing with Iran on Tuesday morning after completing technical requirements and necessary procedures, the head of the Border Ports Authority said. The authority will temporarily close ⁠the Mandali border crossing with Iran ​on ⁠Friday to ‌complete technical requirements, state media reported.Mandali is part of a wider network of land crossings by which Iraq and Iran maintain commercial ties. Restricting…

Arab News · Saudi Arabia · 19 hours ago

Iraq reopens Sheeb border crossing with Iran amid US pressure

CAIRO: Iraq reopened the Sheeb border crossing with Iran on Tuesday morning after closing it last month amid US pressure to isolate Tehran. The Iraqi government initially shut down the Al-Sheeb crossing in Missan province in October as part of efforts to review security and install detection equipment to stop smuggling. The reopening follows Iraq’s completion of technical requirements and necessary procedures, ensuring the smooth movement of…

The National · UAE · 20 hours ago

Iran threat forces US aircraft out of second British airbase

The US military removed ​aircraft from ​a second airbase ​in Britain on Monday after receiving a threat from Iran.Tanker aircraft were evacuated to alternative European bases, with sources telling The National the alleged Iranian threat involved a plan to target the base with kamikaze drones. Up to 12 refuelling aircraft were flown out on Monday from RAF Mildenhall to US bases in Germany and Spain.The precise nature of the threat to RAF…

Gulf News · UAE · 24 hours ago

US-Israel-Iran war: GCC approves military command headquarters in Kuwait; Qatar PM joins G7 talks on Iran; ADNOC vessel sustains damage following attack

Yemen govt forces say Houthis targeted Marib city with missiles The forces of Yemen's internationally recognised government said Thursday that the Houthis had fired ballistic missiles at the central city of Marib, which sits in a strategic oil-rich region."Houthi terrorist militias fired several ballistic missiles at the densely populated city of Marib," the government forces said on X.Iran's IRGC unveils 'new' underground ‘missile city’ amid…

Gulf News · UAE · 27 hours ago

Military action on Iran 'doesn’t seem necessary,' but US is 'locked and loaded': Trump

President Donald Trump said late on Monday (Nov. 9) that further military action against Iran may not be needed, but that the US stands ready if circumstances change. He called the US ongoing military "engagement" against Iran's regime as the "greatest naval blockade in the history of our country, probably in the history of the world...nothing has gotten through, having a very devastating effect on Iran.".@POTUS: "Much was discussed with respect…

Gulf News · UAE · 28 hours ago

Oil slides as Iran strike fears ease — Brent falls

Oil futures fell sharply early on Tuesday (Nov. 10), as hopes of reduced US-Iran tensions weighed on prices despite continuing threats to commercial shipping.Brent crude futures stood at $92.25 a barrel, down $6.07, or 6.17 percent, per OilPrice.com at 7:54 am Tokyo time.US West Texas Intermediate futures traded at $86.85, falling $3.98, or 4.38 percent.Murban physical crude moved in the opposite direction, rising $3.28, or 3.42 percent, to…

The National · UAE · 29 hours ago

Trump meets Qatari PM and calls renewed military action on Iran ‘quite unlikely’

President Donald Trump on Monday said a resumption of US military action against Iran was “quite unlikely” for now, while warning that Washington remained “locked and loaded” if developments in the Middle East changed.In a post on Truth Social after meeting Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman at the White House, Mr Trump said Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and other countries favoured maintaining the US naval…

Gulf Times · Qatar · 31 hours ago

Qatar wants peaceful Iran deal: Trump

US President Donald Trump told Reuters Monday that Qatar and Saudi Arabia were eager for a peaceful solution on the Iran conflict but the United States was ready to resume military strikes if necessar...

Gulf News · UAE · 2 days ago

Middle East conflict: Trump says Iran Task Force Iron Gate is in effect, expects Xi and Putin meeting next week

Hormuz traffic 'below normal, but not stalled': UKMTOMarine traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains "well below normal but not stalled". UKMTO’s latest weekly report counted 170 outbound and 155 inbound transits, about 65% below pre-conflict levels, with most transponder-on vessels using the Iranian route to the north. JMIC said independent tracking showed single-digit to low double-digit daily transits, while US naval shipping-coordination…