This morning, crowds filled the streets of cities across Iran for events marking the 46th anniversary of the U.S. embassy hostage crisis in Tehran, featuring a public display of missiles and nuclear centrifuges.

According to Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar, President Joseph Aoun was warned by the United States to honor existing commitments, disarm Hezbollah, and refrain from engaging Israel. The warning reportedly came after Aoun asked the Lebanese army to confront the IDF amid escalating tensions along the border.

As U.S. President Donald Trump adopts an increasingly aggressive stance on regime change in Venezuela, major international investment firms are already positioning themselves to capitalize on the potential opportunities that could follow Nicolás Maduro’s removal.

Ukrainian attack drones struck Russia’s Kstovo refinery overnight, reportedly causing damage to the facility and triggering an emergency flare.

Ukrainian attack drones have struck Russia’s Sterlitamak Petrochemical Plant, a major producer of refined oil products and synthetic rubber. The facility—an important hub in Russia’s petrochemical and rubber supply chain—is now on fire.

Footage shows Ukrainian Naval Forces FPV drones and USVs striking the Russian Syvash drilling platform off the coast of Crimea.

According to officials who spoke with Axios, the Trump Administration on Monday circulated a draft resolution to several members of the U.N. Security Council outlining plans to establish an international force in the Gaza Strip. The proposal would grant the United States and other participating nations a broad mandate to govern and provide security in Gaza through the end of 2027. Officials emphasized that the proposed International Security Force (ISF) would be “an enforcement force, not a peacekeeping force,” comprising troops from multiple countries and formed in coordination with the Gaza “Board of Peace,” chaired by President Donald J. Trump. Under the draft, the ISF would be responsible for securing Gaza’s borders with Israel and Egypt, protecting civilians and humanitarian corridors, and training a new Palestinian police force to work alongside it. The resolution further states that the ISF’s mission is to “stabilize the security environment in Gaza by ensuring the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip — including the destruction and prevention of the reconstruction of military, terror, and offensive infrastructure — as well as the permanent disarmament of non-state armed groups,” specifically naming Hamas.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that if Zohran Mamdani wins the election for New York City mayor: "it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required."

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is reportedly set to arrive in the United States later this week, with a visit to Washington, D.C., scheduled for November 10. He is expected to meet with President Donald J. Trump at the White House, marking the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the residence. This will be the third meeting between Trump and al-Sharaa, following their most recent encounter on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in September.

According to NBC News, the Trump Administration has begun detailed planning for a new mission that would deploy U.S. troops and intelligence officers—alongside covert CIA elements—into Mexico to target drug cartels. The plans could include ground operations and drone strikes against suspected drug-production sites, cartel members, and leaders.

Iraq’s Defense Minister Thabit al-Abbasi told the state-run media outlet Al Mada that he, along with the Army Chief of Staff, the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations, the Assistant for Operations, and the Director of Military Intelligence, held a call with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, arranged through the Chargé d’Affaires in Baghdad. According to Abbasi, Hegseth informed them of “imminent military operations” in the region — potentially involving U.S. and Israeli action against Iran — and warned Iraqi military leaders of the consequences should Iranian-backed factions in Iraq become involved in any such conflict.

Several Israeli soldiers accused of sexual assault and the gang rape of Palestinian prisoners at the Sde Teiman Detention Camp—acts that were filmed and recently leaked by former Military Advocate General Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi—appeared today at a press conference with their lawyers, wearing face masks.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: I spoke by phone today with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We agreed that the ceasefire in Gaza must hold — the people there need secure access to humanitarian aid, and Hamas must finally return the remains of the remaining hostages.

Israel has reportedly carried out a strike in the vicinity of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. The town, which hosted a significant Hezbollah presence, served as one of the group’s strongholds during the intense fighting between Hezbollah and Israel last year.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said portions of the U.S. economy—particularly the housing sector—may already be in recession due to high interest rates, reiterating his call for the Federal Reserve to move more quickly on rate cuts.

Several recently published satellite images from Reuters show ongoing U.S. military preparations at commercial airports and airbases across the Caribbean, as the likelihood of further escalation in the region continues to grow. The photos, taken as recently as October 20, reveal construction work to expand taxiways at the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico, along with more than a dozen tents set up to accommodate U.S. servicemembers. Additional imagery shows new construction at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, including tarmac expansions to support the future deployment of additional military aircraft. The photos also reveal the establishment of a temporary site now hosting a U.S. Air Force AN/TPS-75 air search radar system.

An oil depot in the temporarily occupied city of Shakhtarsk, Donetsk region, has reportedly been hit, according to monitoring channel Exilenova+.

Footage captures drone strikes and moments of impact on the Tuapse marine oil terminal from last night. View quoted note →

Multiple fires are burning across the Tuapse Oil Terminal—one of the largest on the Black Sea—after a large-scale drone attack tonight by the Armed Forces of Ukraine targeting Russia’s Krasnodar Krai region.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed President Trump’s order, saying that if the government of Nigeria does nothing to stop the killing of Christians, the U.S. will attack Islamic terrorists in Nigeria.