Mojtaba Khamenei

United States forces carried out limited strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, 2 Nov, according to U.S. officials, who say the action was defensive against Iranian surface-to-air missile fire at U.S. assets. Iranian state media reported five explosions on the island. U.S. officials describe the strikes as not a resumption of major combat. President Donald Trump said a deal with Tehran could happen, and oil prices fell more than 7 percent on Monday on optimism over a possible end to the conflict. The Strait, through which about 20 % of global oil passes, remains closed due to the conflict. The U.S. has not publicly announced the attacks.

US forces struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on 2 Nov, which US officials describe as limited defensive action after Iranian surface-to-air missiles targeted a US aircraft. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps says it fired missiles at US aircraft, and Iranian state media IRNA reported several explosions across the island on Monday. Iranian negotiators left the Doha talks with Qatari mediators on 1 Nov, and Iran's foreign ministry says the exit was not caused by problems in the negotiations and that exchanges with Washington continue. A senior Iranian official says a deal remains out of reach. Oil prices rose slightly after the strikes.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered commanders to expand the target list to cover all tangible and intangible assets of the United States and Israel. The order follows the mining of four oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and calls for an immediate, geographically unrestricted response to any new attack, according to a statement on his website. Khamenei warned that Iranian forces would decide when and how any renewed fighting ends. Satellite imagery analysis counts more than 115 drone and missile strikes on 26 U.S. military locations through August. Qatar has mediated for 72 hours to prevent further U.S. attacks, and Iran's foreign minister says no conclusion has been reached.