"A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” —G. K. Chesterton
by Tyler Durden
America's Gulf allies have raised the possibility of an Iranian military ground invasion of their territories in the event of a major renewed US bombing campaign, which President Trump has threatened to restart against Iran after the November midterm elections.
by Tyler Durden
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EV blog Electrek reports:
newsquawk.com
US President Trump said he will make a decision on Iran very soon; Israeli PM Netanyahu and Trump reportedly discussed launching a major new operation against Iran before the US and Israeli elections.
Iran reportedly stepped up attacks on shipping ahead of the US midterms. Saudi Arabia and the Houthis continued exchanging strikes.
J.R. Duren , independent.co.uk
Number of people at least two months late on a bill increased 60 percent in the past three years; US families are behind on bills at rate not seen since Great Recession of 2008.
President Donald Trump says American strikes have significantly degraded Iran’s military capabilities, leaving the country with fewer drones and missiles. He also asserted that Iran’s navy and air force had been destroyed, as reported by Fox News.
While the US is arming its long-serving B-52 with potent ship-killing missiles to take on China’s expanding navy, severe munition constraints and operational vulnerabilities could undermine its strategic impact.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said on Monday that its forces struck another oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and said that it was the third ship it had hit in two days.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations said it recorded six separate attacks on Sunday alone, far more than the IRGC has taken credit for. It also recorded at least three attacks on October 9 and October 10.
Houthi rebels responsible for deadly missile strikes in Saudi Arabia have been using Anthropic's artificial intelligence to make warheads, the US firm has admitted.
The makers of Claude revealed in a report last month that the Yemen-based fighters launched three weapons programmes using their AI products.
Over the weekend, the Houthis launched their most devastating attacks on Saudi Arabia to date.
Update(1500ET): Within the last our, loud booms heard in Riyadh as residents told to shelter 'for potential hostile threat' - soon after which authorities announced the threat had passed. FT is reporting the breaking news that--
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted ballistic missile launched by Houthis towards Riyadh
Moscow would only be ready to halt its strikes on Ukraine for the presidential election day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told journalists. Earlier, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky demanded a 60-day “total truce” to supposedly prepare for the vote after US President Donald Trump stated it was high time the Ukrainian leader was replaced.
Kiev’s request has little to do with the elections and is designed to buy time needed for the Ukrainian military to rearm and regroup, Peskov stated on Monday, commenting on Zelensky’s words.