Iran warns of new weapons if US or Israel resumes attacks

Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Ghalibaf, warned that Iran would use “new weapons” if the United States or Israel launched further attacks. The threat came amid a tense stand-off after US strikes on Qeshm Island and a large American naval deployment, while Donald Trump said he was ready to resume strikes but had no immediate plan to do so.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards described US midterm election results as a defeat for Trump and said any future response would use a new doctrine and conventional weapons technology. Around 20 US warships, including two carrier strike groups, were reported in the Arabian Sea, with a third on the way. Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei rejected the idea that political changes or concessions would end US hostility, while British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged efforts to resolve the war and ease living costs.