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2 places · 8 events not on the map
3 November 2026
10 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 28 statements counted apart.
3 November 2026 in brief
Yemeni government media said a Houthi missile and shelling hit the main market of Tur al-Bahah in Lahj, causing civilian casualties, and Iranian state media said a police officer was shot dead in Saravan and an army officer killed in another attack in the southeast. [1][2][3] UKMTO said a tanker was hit by two unidentified projectiles about 14 nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman, with no casualties reported, while the IRGC Navy claimed three oil tankers hit sea mines. [1] The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted drones over the Mecca region, the Eastern Province and toward the south, and a Houthi spokesman said the group carried out no operations toward Saudi territory that day. [1] President Trump told Fox News the US "hit it last night" in what he called a "minor attack", an Israeli military spokesperson told AFP Israel did not take part in the strikes on Qeshm Island, and Qatar said both sides remained committed to the negotiation process. Brent crude settled at $103.60, its lowest close since 7 October, Fox News and Oil & Gas Middle East reported. [1]
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the closure of Hormuz had cost Europe an extra EUR 127 billion in fossil fuel imports, Fox News reported.
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3 Nov · to a mixed audience
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: The IRGC said in a statement carried by Fars that Iran's armed forces and nation would decide "the time and conditions for ending the enemy's attacks" and that the leader's orders had been sent to commanders to act with full force, Fox News and CBS News reported.
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Government of Iran: Mohsen Rezaei said on X that "America's response to Iran's rights and demands was not convincing" and that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen only if seven conditions were met, Al Jazeera and The Times of Israel reported.
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European Union (High Representative and EEAS): European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the closure of Hormuz had cost Europe an extra EUR 127 billion in fossil fuel imports, Fox News reported.
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Israel Defense Forces: An Israeli military spokesperson answered "No" when AFP asked whether Israel took part in the strikes on Qeshm Island, Naharnet and Middle East Eye reported.
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Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian said that a return to war would benefit no one and that his government was pursuing dialogue, the Oman Observer and Khaleej Times reported.
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Kataib Hezbollah: Kataib Hezbollah spokesman Abu Mujahid al-Assaf pledged support for Iran in the case of renewed fighting and said "the Islamic Resistance has refrained from any military operations within the country"; This is Beirut reported that he referred to a US and an Emirati aircraft it said were shot down in Iraq, and denied Kataeb involvement.
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Government of Qatar: Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said both sides "remain committed to the negotiation process" and were reviewing proposals, with Qatar passing ideas between them, The Times of Israel and Al Jazeera reported.
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Government of the United States: President Donald Trump told the Financial Times "we're locked and loaded if we need to go, but there may be no reason for it", and said the US had no immediate plans to strike Iran, Fox News, The New Arab and Israel National News reported.
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Government of India: India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that an Indian seafarer of the MSV Al Jusufi had died of his injuries, called for immediate de-escalation, and said 23 Indians had died in the conflict, The Tribune and CBS News reported.
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Government of the United States: President Donald Trump told Fox News that the $4 billion a year in US aid to Israel would be "cut off at the end of the year", saying "Bibi Netanyahu and I have made a deal", and that Israel could still buy weapons, Fox News and the BBC reported.
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Government of Egypt: Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty called Abbas Araghchi and urged restraint and diplomacy to avoid regional escalation, Fox News reported.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: The IRGC Navy said, via Tasnim, that three oil tankers hit sea mines early on 3 November after using unauthorised routes, causing explosions and severe fires, Eurasia Review reported. No vessel was named.
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Hezbollah: Hezbollah denied Syria's accusation over the Homs refinery plot and said it "does not have any presence on Syrian territory", Al Jazeera reported.
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Government of Iran: Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said any deal required halting the war "on all fronts, including Lebanon", CBS News reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): A Houthi military source, quoted by Saba, warned Saudi Aramco investors of financial and security risks and said Aramco facilities remained "within range", Xinhua reported.
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Government of the United States: President Donald Trump told Fox News that the US "watched it get built. As soon as it was completed, we hit it last night", calling it a "minor attack", and said Iran's forces had been "decapitated", Al Jazeera and Fox News reported.
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Government of Iran: Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had no hostility toward Gulf states and that talks with Saudi Arabia were ongoing, Khaleej Times reported.
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Government of Iran: Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said a new US "miscalculation" would meet an unpredictable response and "a new battlefield", and that Iran was at its highest defensive readiness, Fox News reported, citing Fars.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: The IRGC said, according to Tasnim, that two Lucas drones were shot down over the coastal area of Bandar Khamir, Khaleej Times reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed on X a drone strike on Abha International Airport that he said disrupted air traffic and a ballistic missile that he said directly hit King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, Xinhua and Arabi21 reported. Saudi authorities did not comment in the reports found.
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Popular Fighters Front (Jebhe-ye Mobarezin-e Mardomi): The Popular Fighters Front, a Baluch armed group, claimed three attacks: on IRGC forces in Golshan on the morning of 2 November, on forces in Konarak, and on a police special units commander in Saravan, saying an IRGC commander and three others were killed in Golshan and six personnel were killed in Konarak, Iran International and IranWire reported.
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United Nations: UNICEF said on X that the attack on the Al-Suqya health centre in Lahj was "deeply concerning", Ajel reported.
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International Atomic Energy Agency (Board of Governors and Director General): IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told Caracol Radio he preferred a diplomatic solution and that Iran had not provided the transparency the agency requires, Israel National News reported.
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Government of Iran: Deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said Iran "has never sought nuclear weapons" and that its main safeguard was a religious decree, ISNA reported, according to Fox News.
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Government of Iran: A senior Iranian official told Reuters the two sides were far from a deal, The Times of Israel and Khaleej Times reported.
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Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters (Iran joint armed forces command): Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi of the Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters said Iran was "not seeking war" but that its doctrine was now one of offensive initiative, and set out conditions including an end to the war on all fronts, the lifting of sanctions, frozen assets, reparations and Iranian sovereignty over Hormuz, Fox News and Khaleej Times reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): A Houthi spokesman said the group "did not carry out any operations today towards Saudi territory", Fox News and Masrawy reported.
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Government of Iran: Deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran "retains the right to legitimate self-defense until the military aggression has been completely and permanently brought to an end", ISNA reported, according to CBS News.