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Iran: 42 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Iran's supreme leader: hope of a US policy shift is 'seriously mistaken'. Key developments, background and…

42 stories on Iran since 27 September 2026; the latest was published on 4 November 2026.

Key developments

  1. Iran's supreme leader: hope of a US policy shift is 'seriously mistaken'Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement that those who hope US behaviour will change through partisan shifts or concessions are 'seriously mistaken', AFP reported.
  2. Trump says no immediate plans to strike Iran; oil edges up to $104Trump told the Financial Times on Tuesday that the US has no immediate plans to strike Iran: 'We're locked and loaded if we need to go, but there may be no reason for it.'
  3. US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island hours after Trump says a deal 'could happen'The US struck Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said; the strikes appeared limited and were not a return to major combat.
  4. Pakistan embassy in Tehran calls reports of attack on envoy baselessPakistan's embassy in Tehran said reports that Ambassador Imran Ahmed Siddiqui was attacked are 'baseless and factually incorrect'.
  5. Iran warns a new war with the US could last longerIranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said a potential future war 'could last longer than the previous conflict' and that the US president 'would not be in a position to dictate the timing or the conditions of its conclusion'.