Tabriz Blue Mosque to Mark 561st Anniversary with Focus on Qara Qoyunlu Tilework

A specialist meeting on November 3 at the Azarbaijan Museum in Tabriz will mark the 561st anniversary of the Blue Mosque, exploring Qara Qoyunlu governance and the dynasty's distinctive tilework. The mosque, built under Jahan Shah and dated 870 AH (1465–66), is renowned for its intricate blue and turquoise mosaic tilework, earning it the name "Turquoise of Islam." Its integration of mosque and mausoleum makes it a key example of Qara Qoyunlu architecture. The monument was damaged in a 1779–80 earthquake and later restored.

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Araghchi: No necessity for a meeting with the Americans

🔹 Foreign Minister Araghchi told Al Jazeera there is no plan for a meeting with US officials, calling reports "media speculation," and said Iran sees no necessity for one now as Qatari and Pakistani mediators continue consultations on Iran's clear conditions. He said Vance's message was carefully reviewed in high-level meetings, warning it would be a "new mistake" if it aims to fuel divisions.

🔹 Araghchi also said Iran has updated and tested new weapons, is ready for all scenarios, and calls for ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon.

Major General Abdollahi: We will not wait for the enemy to act

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces wrote on X:

🔹 With all our intelligence capacity, we monitor the enemy's movements and preparations and update the target bank.

🔹 Whenever signs of the enemy's hostile action are confirmed, the armed forces will not wait for him to initiate action in choosing the time and manner of response.

🔹 Our response will be immediate, effective, and without geographic limits.

Ahmad Javan from Iran won a gold medal at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

Javan defeated Russian Zaur Uguev 9-2 in the Men's freestyle 61kg final bout.

On his way to the final, Javan defeated Indian wrestler Nikhi (10-9) in Round of 16 before defeating Marcus Blaze from the U.S. (3-2) and Kazakhstan’s Assyl Aitakyn (3-1).

A Minority in Their Homeland Who Have Been Facing Discrimination and State Violence

Palestinian citizens of Israel—descendants of those who survived the Nakba—number around two million, roughly a fifth of the population. Despite citizenship, they face deep inequality in housing, land, education, and services, along with deadly police violence, the Kafr Qasim massacre, Land Day killings, and over 65 discriminatory laws including the 2018 Nation-State Law. Violent crime has surged amid under-policing. Their 19 Knesset seats could prove decisive in coalition negotiations, though political influence has yet to translate into meaningful change.

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Fire on another violating oil tanker in the eastern Strait of Hormuz

Public Relations of the Army Navy:

🔹 This afternoon, a violating oil tanker that was transiting the prohibited and unsafe area in the eastern Strait of Hormuz, disregarding warnings, caught fire after colliding with sea mines.

🔹 Despite the false claims of the US President, the policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in managing the Strait of Hormuz is unchangeable.

🔹 All vessels, especially oil tankers and commercial ships, must fully observe maritime warnings and prohibited areas, refrain from entering unsafe zones, and avoid switching off their identification and tracking systems.

Widespread protests have broken out in Hamburg, with Palestinian flags visible among the demonstrators

French protesters in the city of Bordeaux publicly humiliated President Emmanuel Macron.

Iran's Leader: Vigilance and national steadfastness are the key to overcoming aggressors

🔹 Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, in a message marking the anniversary of Operation Zolfaqari and the expulsion of Ba'athist forces from Abadan Island, described the people's vigilance, divine faith and motivation, the sacrifice of popular forces, and their valiant steadfastness alongside the Army and IRGC as the secret to overcoming an aggressor and armed enemy.

🔹 He said the epic, the Iranian nation's first victory in the eight-year Sacred Defense, holds many lessons for confronting enemies at all times, and that the same vigilance, faith, sacrifice, and steadfastness today aid Iran against the "Great Satan."

Washington's Shrinking Room for Maneuver in West Asia

Analyst Batool Subeiti argues the Axis of Resistance is winning on points, not through decisive blows. Each new US-Israeli pressure front lets the axis activate untapped leverage—Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab, energy flows, and geopolitical positioning—shifting confrontation into domains more sensitive to its adversaries. The enemy no longer faces fixed, understood capabilities but a flexible range deployed gradually. Power isn't only missiles but geography, maritime corridors, and endurance. Latent axis power remains greater than many realize, with 40% of global energy potentially under its scrutiny.

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Immediate, Effective, with No Geographical Limitation

Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei told senior commanders that any threat must meet an immediate, impactful response with no geographic limits, and that Iran will decide when attacks end. He ordered the target database updated to cover all US-Zionist physical and non-physical assets. Citing NATO's admitted role—Rutte said up to 5,000 US sorties flew from Europe—Tehran insists states providing bases, airspace, or cover are not immune. Araghchi warned: "Red lines are a thing of the past."

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America's Next Battlefield Innovation: Preparing the Graves Before the War

The US Army's Operation Dragon Covenant tested digging temporary mass burial trenches—engineers can excavate plots for 2,400 bodies in 24 hours. This grim planning reveals the gap between Washington's rhetoric of supremacy and reality: a peer conflict could mean contested airspace and disrupted evacuation. Columnist Ehsan Etesam notes the Army is refining burial geometry and speed while politicians still sell wars as swift and costless. The real question: if the military is calculating how to bury thousands, what are leaders calculating about the war's cost?

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International Artists and Intellectuals Call for Protection of Iranian Civilians

In a Le Monde opinion article, prominent artists and intellectuals—including Nobel laureates Annie Ernaux and J.M. Coetzee, filmmakers Fatih Akin, writers Jonathan Franzen and Jhumpa Lahiri, artist Anish Kapoor, and historians Ervand Abrahamian and Arshin Adib-Moghaddam—urged all parties to respect international humanitarian law and ensure civilians have access to food, medicine, fuel, and aid. The appeal explicitly rejects endorsement of any government or military force, stressing that ordinary Iranians must not pay the price for political and military objectives.

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IRGC spokesman: Armed forces ready for decisive response as Leader opens "new chapter of war"

🔹 IRGC spokesman Sardar Hossein Mohebbi said the Leader's recent guidelines to senior commanders, including the removal of geographic limits, opened "a new chapter of war," and that the armed forces are readier than ever to give the enemy a decisive response.

🔹 He said removing geographic limits provides a vast field for designing operations, harming the enemy, and achieving "maximum deterrence," meaning no country could even take a political stance against Iran.

🔹 Mohebbi also claimed five strategic defeats for America, including downing an F-35, striking US intelligence bases, and the collapse of US economic and military superiority.

Iran's Navy chief: Armed forces upgrading readiness to confront complex threats

🔹 Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, Commander of the Army Navy, said the 86th flotilla's naval mission was the result of months of planning and specialized effort and, despite difficult oceanic conditions, was carried out proudly, recording Iran's name in the country's naval history.

🔹 He described the flotilla's presence in foreign ports as an opportunity to showcase Iranian-Islamic culture and identity, praising personnel's professional conduct and adherence to religious and moral values as a display of Iran's authority.

🔹 Irani stressed that will, perseverance, faith, and hope are essential to success, and that the armed forces are upgrading their knowledge and readiness more than ever to confront complex threats and hybrid wars.

Iran's Army spokesman: We are ready to respond to America even outside West Asia

🔹 Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, spokesman for the Iranian Army, said the armed forces are 100% ready to confront any renewed US aggression and are better prepared than at the start of the 40-day war.

🔹 Citing the Commander-in-Chief's emphasis on responding without geographic limits, he warned that a future war could spread beyond West Asia, with US facilities, equipment, forces, and interests anywhere within reach becoming targets.

🔹 He said the enemy was forced into a ceasefire after nearly 40 days, and that any new aggression would last far longer, with Washington unable to determine its end alone.

Tehran, New Delhi Hold Talks to Deepen Ties in Technology Sector

Iran and India discussed expanding ICT cooperation, specialized exchanges, and coordination in international forums during a meeting between ICT Minister Sattar Hashemi and Ambassador Vishwesh Negi. Both sides emphasized using their scientific and technological capacities and harmonizing views. Earlier, Hashemi proposed cooperation in AI, cybersecurity, and the digital economy, including joint LLM development, an agricultural AI platform, startup funding, tech parks, and "tech visas." India's minister welcomed sharing expertise and establishing joint innovation centers to accelerate technological development and data security.

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Araghchi: Iran is simultaneously ready for defense and diplomacy; the choice of path is up to America

🔹 Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said the Iranian delegation's trip to Qatar aimed to continue consultations with Qatari mediators, not to negotiate with the US, and that talks on a two-day plan are ongoing but have yet to reach a definitive result.

🔹 He said reaching a result depends on the answers Washington gives to Iran's questions, expressing hope that rationality prevails on the American side so it prefers diplomacy over other paths.

🔹 Citing the Commander-in-Chief's orders, Araghchi said Iran's armed forces are far stronger than before, drawing on the experiences of the past two wars, and that Iran remains ready for both defense and diplomacy.