Places in this day's records
2 places · 6 events not on the map
2 November 2026
8 events recorded (1 confirmed), and 21 statements counted apart.
2 November 2026 in brief
India's Ministry of External Affairs said the commercial vessel MSV Al Jusufi was attacked near Limah, Oman, and one of its 14 Indian crew died. [1] In Taiz, local sources said a missile that Yemen's army blamed on the Houthis killed 14 civilians and injured 25 in al-Makhaf village, while the Houthi-run economy ministry said Saudi troops attacked a market in al-Aqroud the same day, killing eight civilians. [1] US officials speaking anonymously said US forces carried out limited strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, which they described as a response to Iran again trying to target a US aircraft, and Iran's IRNA reported explosions there; the IRGC said it downed two US drones, a claim a US official called false. [1] Lebanon's National News Agency reported Israeli air strikes, shelling and demolitions in several south Lebanon villages, and the Saudi-led coalition said two drones were intercepted in the Riyadh region and a Houthi missile fired toward the south was intercepted. [1][2] Qatari mediators arrived in Tehran for talks on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a diplomat told The Times of Israel, and China's foreign minister Wang Yi met Ali Bagheri Kani of Iran's Supreme National Security Council in Beijing, while President Trump said a deal was "coming together very nicely". [1][2]
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Yahya Saree said Saudi forces carried out 109 airstrikes in 24 hours on Saada, Taiz, Lahj, al-Jawf and Hodeidah, and put the total at 3,939 strikes and missile attacks since the autumn escalation, CBS News reported. Saudi officials did not confirm the figures.
Ansar Allah (the Houthis)
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Yahya Saree said Saudi forces carried out 109 airstrikes in 24 hours on Saada, Taiz, Lahj, al-Jawf and Hodeidah, and put the total at 3,939 strikes and missile attacks since the autumn escalation, CBS News reported. Saudi officials did not confirm the figures.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: The IRGC Aerospace Force said in a statement that its electronic warfare systems downed two US MQM-170 reconnaissance drones south of Qeshm Island and that it intercepted a US MQ-9 east of the Strait of Hormuz, Mehr News Agency reported.
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Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian said on state media that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had given the elected government "certain authorities" in talks with the US and mediators, The Times of Israel reported.
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Government of Iran: First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said indirect messages showed US acknowledgment of Iran's "victory", and warned of winter gas shortages and asked the public to conserve, CBS News reported, citing IRNA via AFP.
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Government of the United States: A US official told ABC News that Iran's claim to have shot down US reconnaissance drones was false.
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Government of the United States: President Donald Trump told Axios he was "in no rush" to decide whether to resume fighting with Iran, Iran International and Fox News reported.
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Government of Iran: Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about regional developments and "strategic cooperation" and thanked him for Russia's support, Iranian media said, as reported by CBS News and Anadolu.
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Government of the United States: President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that Iran wanted a settlement as soon as possible and that "it could happen", Al Jazeera reported.
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Government of the United States: US officials, speaking anonymously, said the US strikes on Qeshm Island were limited and defensive, a response to Iran again trying to target a US aircraft, with one official describing them as a defensive measure against Iranians using surface-to-air missiles against US assets, and not a resumption of major combat, NBC News and ABC News reported.
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Government of Iran: Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran did not expect a "new America" after the US midterm elections and that Iran would not cooperate with the IAEA until its "debts" were settled, The Times of Israel reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): The Houthi-run Ministry of Economy, Industry and Investment said in a statement carried by Saba that Saudi troops attacked the Al Mayaf market in al-Aqroud, Taiz, "in a direct and deliberate manner", killing eight civilians and injuring dozens according to preliminary reports, Demócrata reported. Saudi Arabia did not respond.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: The IRGC Ground Force's Quds headquarters said a team planning to attack security posts and block the Zarabad-Konarak road in Sistan and Baluchestan was ambushed before it acted, that one member was killed and several arrested, and that others were being pursued, Mehr News Agency and IRIB News reported.
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Government of the United States: President Donald Trump said in Washington that a deal with Iran was "coming together very nicely", that "it's not a war" because there had been no fighting for months, and that oil had fallen almost $10 a barrel, Al Jazeera and CBS News reported.
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Government of Yemen (internationally recognised, Presidential Leadership Council): The Yemeni Armed Forces Media Centre said a Houthi ballistic missile struck al-Makhaf village in al-Aqroud, Taiz, killing or wounding 60 civilians including children, 26 September Net and Yemen Monitor reported.
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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen: Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said two drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh region and that a Houthi ballistic missile fired toward the southern region was intercepted, Middle East Monitor reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on X that over the past 48 hours the Houthis attacked Dammam airport with two drones in two phases, disrupting air traffic, hit an early-warning radar in Jizan with a drone, and targeted a military transport aircraft at Jizan airport, Dawn and Middle East Monitor reported. Saudi Arabia did not confirm the attacks.
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Islamic Republic of Iran Army: Iran's Navy public relations office said an unnamed oil tanker with its navigation systems switched off struck a naval mine and caught fire in a "prohibited and unsafe" area east of the Strait of Hormuz, and warned shipowners against crossing restricted waters, Anadolu reported. It gave no crew or damage details.
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Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told IRNA in Ashgabat that talks through mediators, mainly Qatar and Pakistan, were "proceeding very intensively", that everything depended on Washington, and that if Iran's conditions were accepted the strait would open and talks resume, Al Jazeera and CBS News reported.
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Government of Iran: Iran's state broadcaster IRIB said eleven tankers had caught fire since 25 October and disputed the US Central Command chief's statement that the strait's main routes were "free and clear", CBS News reported.
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Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran's plan had been condensed and could be carried out within two days rather than a week, and that if Iran's demands were met security would return to the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations would start soon, Al Jazeera reported.
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Government of the United States: Vice President JD Vance said the US had had "a number of good conversations with the Iranians", that "we haven't set deadlines", and that any deal needed a firm and verifiable commitment that Iran would not rebuild its nuclear programme, Al Jazeera and The Times of Israel reported.