Iran steps up war preparations and threatens more aggressive strikes on US targets
October 13, 2026 at 10:32 AM · Updated 3d ago
8 reports · 7 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 14 hours
"سنتكوم" تنفي ادعاءات قائد بالحرس الثوري بشأن مضيق هرمز
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إيران تحذر أمريكا: أي هجوم جديد سيقابل برد يتجاوز حدود المنطقة
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صور فضائية.. إيران تحصن مواقع نووية تحسبا لتجدد الحرب
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Iran threatens Gulf data centres: How exposed is the region’s internet?
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وول ستريت تكشف مزاعم إيرانية بشن هجمات محتملة على دول الخليج
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قائد الحرس الثوري: لا يحق لأي قوة من خارج المنطقة تهديد مضيق هرمز والخليج
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إيران تهدد بتوغلات برية في دول الجوار.. هل بدأ العد التنازلي لجولة جديدة من الحرب بين واشنطن وطهران؟ (تقرير يكشف موعد الضربة)
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وول ستريت جورنال: إيران تحشد لجولة حرب جديدة وتهدد بضربات أشد عدائية
(opens the publisher’s site)Iran has intensified preparations for a new round of war with the United States, reinforcing defenses and threatening broader retaliation, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Iran told mediators it will target US personnel at a more hostile pace, including attempts to sink American warships in the region and kill their crews.
- Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said Tehran may strike US interests in Arab countries and regional data centers and internet cables.
- Iran erected temporary earth berms around the Fordow and Natanz nuclear sites last month to impede any ground incursion, satellite images show.
- A drone strike set the Emirati tanker Petro Dolphin ablaze near Oman on Sunday, leaving two Indian sailors missing.
- Revolutionary Guards commander Ahmad Vahidi reaffirmed Tehran's rejection of any extra-regional military presence in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf.
- Iran warned mediators it could launch ground incursions into neighboring countries and strike Saudi oil facilities if Washington resumed attacks.
- The United States moved a third carrier strike group and additional marines to the Middle East preparing for possible renewed operations.
- President Trump ruled out any attack on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections.
- Iran's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi warned Washington any new attack would draw a response beyond the region's borders, urging diplomacy.
- US Central Command called Iranian commanders' claims of full control over the Strait of Hormuz unfounded, noting Iran has no navy.