Iran said it launched a fresh drone strike on a U.S. facility in Bahrain, while its navy reported more tankers hit by mines in the Strait of Hormuz. A senior UN official urged Washington and Tehran to let fertilizer cargoes through Hormuz. Attention now turns to the APEC summit in Shenzhen.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said six drones targeted an air-defense radar at Bahrain's Riffa Air Base on Sunday. Bahrain issued repeated security alerts, but U.S. Central Command had not confirmed the latest claim.
The U.S. military denied an earlier Iranian claim of damage at the facility. It said it intercepted two drones without casualties or damage.
Mine incidents mount in Hormuz
The escalation followed reports from Iran's navy that two more tankers struck mines and caught fire in the eastern Strait of Hormuz. That brought the reported total to seven incidents within 24 hours.
Tehran says ships using routes without Iranian authorization are violating its restrictions. Iranian officials have linked reopening the waterway to an end to the U.S. naval blockade and acceptance of seven conditions for an agreement.
Meanwhile, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran remained prepared for negotiations or renewed conflict. He warned that Iran's armed forces would determine the scope of any response to further U.S. action.
Fertilizer and Gulf attacks widen the fallout
The disruption extends beyond energy shipments. A senior United Nations official urged Washington and Tehran to permit fertilizer cargoes through Hormuz, warning that missed planting seasons could leave 45 million people facing severe food insecurity. The official said fertilizer prices have risen 30% since the blockades.
Elsewhere, a Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting two ballistic missiles heading toward Riyadh and three Houthi drones over the kingdom's eastern region. The Houthis separately claimed to have downed a Saudi reconnaissance aircraft over Yemen's al-Jawf province.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards also claimed to have destroyed a U.S. MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island, an assertion that was not independently verified.
Diplomacy turns to Shenzhen
Diplomatic attention now turns to the November 18-19 APEC summit in Shenzhen. There, U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to discuss the Iran war with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump recently reassigned Vice President JD Vance from Iran negotiations and said reaching a deal was no longer a priority.
Source: Investing.com
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