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Iran has raised its military to its highest state of readiness amid the possibility of US strikes, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday.

The capture of several US MQM-170 drones in recent days exposes Washington's attempts to map Iran's air defenses and highlights Tehran's growing ability to thwart American surveillance through advanced electronic warfare.

The IRGC says its air defense forces have intercepted two US-made LUCAS drones over the southern Iranian city of Bandar Khamir in Hormozgan province.

The United States approved the draft agreement with Iran presented by Qatari mediators, the London-based pan-Arab newspaper Al Arabi Al Jadeed reported, citing sources from the negotiating delegations.

US President Donald Trump has once again not ruled out that the United States could strike Pickaxe Mountain in Iran.

A senior Iranian diplomat said on November 3 that Tehran is not waiting for the results of the US midterm elections and would not adjust its foreign policy based on the outcome.

Pezeshkian condemns Western double standards, failed military aggression and economic pressure on Iran, while urging Muslim nations to unite against Israeli aggression.

A senior Iranian advisor says declining confidence in international institutions is pushing countries toward nuclear deterrence, citing a reported increase of around 130 warheads in military stockpiles.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Tehran's commitment to peaceful engagement with the international community, stressing that the country will defend its rights and interests under international law and will not accept coercion or externally imposed demands.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei dismissed the US response to Iran's demands as "unconvincing", saying that Washington must explicitly address and comply with "Iran's seven conditions."

An adviser to Iran's Leader, referring to the growing number of nuclear warheads by countries possessing nuclear weapons, stated that US brutality has driven the world toward nuclear deterrence.

the United States has failed to achieve any of its goals, even through a direct military attack on the country, says Iran's First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref.

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf pointed to the root of US hostility toward the Iranian nation, citing the Iranians' resistance as its main cause, and said the Iranian nation will not give in to the enemy's threats and military actions.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran has no hostility toward Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states and will continue talks with Saudi Arabia.

Iran's Parliament speaker warns that military and strategic response to any enemy miscalculation will be unpredictable.

Kazem Gharibabadi warns Iran would not simply stand by and limit itself to pursuing legal measures at the international level if nuclear weapons were used against the country.

General Abdollahi declared that Iran has emerged as a new power pole and shifted its military strategy from "passive defense" to "offensive initiative."

The executive deputy of the Iranian Army says the Air Force's capacities are preserved and combat-ready.

The IRGC warns of a broad and effective response to any new US-Israeli aggression against Iran, dismissing threats and psychological warfare as signs of failure.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned that any new US-Israeli attack on Iran will be met with a broad and effective response, dismissing threats and psychological warfare against the country as baseless.