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At a Nebraska campaign rally, US President Donald Trump referred to Iran and the possibility of Los Angeles and San Diego being 'taken out'. California Democratic leaders condemned the remarks, and their meaning is disputed.
On 5 October 2026, Anadolu reported that a tanker was ordered to turn back in the Strait of Hormuz, and TASS reported that a tanker was struck by a projectile there; each cited the UK Maritime Trade Operations.
The Pentagon has confirmed that US bombers deployed to the English base have returned to the United States, a move outlets link to security concerns or a plot investigation that the Pentagon statement itself does not mention.
Iranian state media reported on Sunday that Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned and that Hamid Bovard, head of the National Iranian Oil Company, will lead the ministry as acting minister; no reason was given.
Iran's parliament speaker was quoted by Nournews as tying any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to seven Iranian conditions; the reports include no U.S. response and do not list the conditions.
Iran's foreign minister said only negotiations can end the conflict with the United States, while a British maritime agency was cited as reporting a tanker hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.
Headlines from two news agencies report the US president's assertion, but differ on his wording and include no evidence, context or Iranian response.
A 25-year-old dual national and five other men arrested over a security incident near the Gloucestershire airbase have all been released on bail, while police say the investigation continues.
According to Al Jazeera, a US official says three US aircraft carriers and two landing groups are deploying around Iran, and a supertanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran would be "hit very hard" if it was behind a co-pilot's attack on a captain aboard a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, while Israel's prime minister said it was too early to say.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards called the US withdrawal from Iraq a "historic victory," as Iraq's prime minister set 30 June 2027 as the latest date for addressing weapons outside state control, a timetable Iran-backed factions say does not bind them.
Counter-terrorism police arrest a 27-year-old in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham cited 'strong indications' of an Iranian role in Sunday's incident near the airbase. Iran denies involvement.
Iran and allied armed groups welcome the scheduled pullout, according to Daily Sabah and the South China Morning Post, while Iraqi analysts, officials and a tribal leader warn of greater Iranian influence and a possible Islamic State resurgence.
Russian and Turkish news agencies report a Kremlin statement on or around 29 September 2026 that Russia wishes Iran to stay in a nuclear treaty, identified by TASS as the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Anadolu Agency and TASS report that Iran's parliament speaker warned that if Iran cannot sell oil, no one else in the region will be able to either, but neither report names the speaker or gives the full statement.