IRAN ISSUES WAR WARNING AND SETS SEVEN CONDITIONS FOR PEACE

The language from Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters was not hypothetical: "America has decided to resume attacks," not "if America attacks" 1AAM Iran says US decided to resume strikes, vows retaliation. Tehran is either acting on real intelligence or trying to poison the summit diplomatically before it opens, and both can be true at once. Security chief Mohsen Rezaei simultaneously published three public conditions via Qatari intermediaries (end the fighting, release frozen assets, lift the naval blockade), with Iranian sources referencing a broader list of seven 3AJE What are Iran’s latest conditions to end its war with the US?9RTN Iran sends peace terms to US12YNT Iran sends US ‘seven conditions’ for talks, warns nuclear doctrine could change. Parliament Speaker Qalibaf made the Hormuz position explicit: the strait stays shut until Washington fulfils its June commitments, full stop 6AAM Iran says Strait of Hormuz to remain closed until US fulfills commitments7TSN Iran’s Messages, Conditions Relayed to US: Qalibaf. Gulf states were told directly that providing a "green light" for US operations means no "restraint or decency" in response 1AAM Iran says US decided to resume strikes, vows retaliation2TSN Iran Warns of Painful Response to Any US Aggression.

Rezaei said in an Al Jazeera interview that US and Israeli conduct could eventually force Iran to reconsider its NPT membership, while stressing no decision has been made 12YNT Iran sends US ‘seven conditions’ for talks, warns nuclear doctrine could change. The morning after, an MP revealed a three-urgency motion to withdraw from the NPT is ready for parliamentary debate, triggered by the IAEA Board referral to the UN Security Council 4TSN MPs Push for Iran’s Withdrawal from NPT. The motion goes to the floor only if Speaker Qalibaf allows it, and Qalibaf is the same official who gave the Hormuz-stays-closed speech on Sunday. Watch whether he permits the debate: it would be a signal, not yet a decision, but one Washington cannot ignore.

Saudi air defenses claimed to destroy incoming missiles near King Khalid International Airport, but Reuters cameras caught a large column of black smoke from burning fuel tanks near the terminal 10JPO Houthis claim to have struck Saudi Aramco facility, Riyadh with missiles, drones13BBC Houthis claim attack on Saudi capital after smoke seen rising near Riyadh airport. An AFP journalist confirmed firefighters extinguishing a burnt Aramco fuel tank at Yanbu 13BBC Houthis claim attack on Saudi capital after smoke seen rising near Riyadh airport. Saudi authorities have issued no official damage statement, which is conspicuous. A Gulf diplomatic source says Iran is actively blocking Houthi ceasefire approaches from Saudi Arabia through China and Oman, with the stated goal of keeping oil prices elevated through November to damage Trump's midterm polling 11IHY Iran blocking Houthis from reaching ceasefire with Saudi Arabia. That last claim is single-source and should be treated carefully, but it fits the pattern.

Confirmed US military spending stands at $43.6 billion, with nearly two-thirds going toward replenishing depleted stockpiles 9RTN Iran sends peace terms to US. Bloomberg reporting indicates the shortage could delay arms deliveries to US allies by several years. Trump and Hegseth deny any shortage exists. The gap between official statements and procurement data matters most right now because it sits directly behind the question of what a resumed air campaign against Iran would actually draw from.

A 44-page Russian government document obtained by Fox News, approved September 2024, laid out comprehensive support for Iran spanning nuclear cooperation, sanctions evasion channels, aviation manufacturing, and new energy routes to the Persian Gulf 5FOX EXCLUSIVE: Russian document reveals sweeping Iran plan spanning nuclear, finance and aviation. A European intelligence source described it as "strategic, sensitive and highly politicised." An independent analyst noted that several initiatives described in the roadmap later advanced or materialised 5FOX EXCLUSIVE: Russian document reveals sweeping Iran plan spanning nuclear, finance and aviation. Read alongside prior reporting on Russia supplying satellite targeting intelligence to Iran, this is a relationship built on architecture, not just convenience.