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Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf threatened a more forceful response to US attacks after Iran targeted American warships in the latest round of clashes, which have been ongoing for six months. According to Ghalibaf, any aggression against Iran's interests will receive a "faster, more intense and more painful response". The conflict has resulted in US strikes on three oil tankers linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, and Iran retaliated by targeting two American warships. Iran has also announced plans to establish a "prohibited zone" near the Strait of Hormuz, where any ship entering will be placed on sanctions list.

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Mohammad Ghaemi, an analyst, stated that Iran views its military actions primarily as a means for coercive negotiation rather than as a standalone objective. Iran's foreign minister is set to meet with Gulf state ministers in Oman next week to discuss ensuring the safety of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, though any agreement would likely require U.S. approval due to the ongoing naval blockade against Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the war with Iran will end immediately after the midterms on November 3, asserting his defense of military actions aimed at preventing Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. Despite these assurances, rising oil prices—Brent crude reached over $100 per barrel—are expected to negatively impact Republicans' electoral chances in upcoming midterms.

Vice President J.D. Vance confirmed that the U.S. is investigating reports of civilian casualties during a recent strike on a wedding celebration in Iran's Kuhestak region, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured. Iranian state media reported the incident, while Reuters independently verified footage showing a residential building attack during a wedding.

The United States and Iran have exchanged missile and drone attacks this week after an earlier lull in hostilities since July. Reports indicate that six Iranian military personnel, including three pilots, died in U.S.-led airstrikes; however, the U.S. has expressed skepticism about these casualty claims from Iranian state media. The investigation into the wedding strike is ongoing.

Oil prices surged following escalating conflicts between the United States and Iran. Brent crude reached its highest since May 22 at $101.21 per barrel on September 9, while West Texas Intermediate settled at $96.05. Despite these price increases, major oil companies like Chevron Corporation, TotalEnergies SE, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Eni S.p.A., and BP p.l.c. have been trading assets rather than adding new drilling operations in response to geopolitical tensions.

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Iran quickly retaliated, with the Guards saying their naval forces “targeted three oil tankers on the unauthorized route of the Strait of Hormuz and three vessels affiliated with the child-killing America in other areas”.

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🔮 “Any aggression against Iran’s interests and security will receive a faster, more intense and more painful response,” he added, in a speech carried by state media.

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Iran warns U.S. of ‘more painful response’ after oil tanker strikes · assertive framing

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Iran’s top negotiator on Sunday threatened a more forceful response to any further U.S. attacks after Tehran targeted American warships in its latest round of clashes. asserted

Tehran → threaten → clashes

The exchanges of fire, which began with U.S. raids last week, come amid a deadlock in the six-month war between the two foes. asserted

which → begin → foes

Iran has maintained its stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz while Washington continues a counter-blockade of Iranian ports. asserted

Washington → maintain → ports

Washington is also seeking to choke Iran’s economy, rolling out sanctions on entities with financial links to the Islamic republic in a bid to force it into submission. asserted

Washington → seek → submission

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has acted as chief negotiator in talks to end the war, said Sunday that “the era of proportionate responses has come to an end.” asserted

era → act → end

“Any aggression against Iran’s interests and security will receive a faster, more intense and more painful response,” he added, in a speech carried by state media. asserted

he → receive → media

Tehran’s top security chief, meanwhile, said Iran would establish a “prohibited zone” near the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days. asserted

Iran → say → days

“This zone will start from the U.S. Navy’s blockade line and include areas of the Persian Gulf. asserted

zone → start → Gulf

Any ship entering this new zone will be placed on the sanctions list” of Iran, Mohsen Rezaei told state TV. asserted

Rezaei → enter → TV

Vessels targeted asserted

Vessels → target → ?

On Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American military operations in the region, said Iran had unsuccessfully fired at two American warships — an aircraft carrier and a destroyer. asserted

Iran → oversee → warships

In response, the U.S. struck three oil tankers it said were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). asserted

it → strike → Guards

Video posted by the military showed large fireballs and billowing flames after projectiles slammed into the ships. asserted

projectiles → post → ships

The three vessels were “part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies,” CENTCOM said. asserted

CENTCOM → fund → IRGC

forces → retaliate → areas

It warned ships not to attempt to transit the key trade waterway via routes not approved by Tehran. asserted

It → warn → Tehran

Early on Sunday Iran’s Guards also said they attacked a U.S. naval drone trying to enter the strait, according to a statement carried by state television. CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins, however, called the claim “a complete lie.” uncertain

Hawkins → say → claim

‘Clinging on to power’ CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper had said after the exchange of strikes: “If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost — taking out three of yours.” asserted

we → cling → yours

The Iranian foreign ministry condemned the attacks on its oil tankers as “illegal and aggressive actions.” asserted

ministry → condemn → actions

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to downplay the significance of the six-month conflict, which has proven increasingly unpopular at home as midterm elections near. asserted

elections → try → home

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has gone so far as to say that he “wouldn’t call it a war.” asserted

he → go → it

Trump reiterated that view on Friday, calling the war “small potatoes” for Washington. asserted

Trump → reiterate → Washington

Iranian officials have maintained their defiant tone, but U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told ABC’s “This Week” programme on Sunday that Iran was “doing everything they can to cling on to something.” asserted

they → maintain → something

“They know their nuclear programme’s coming to an end. asserted

programme → know → end

Their navy has come to an end. asserted

navy → come → end

Their air force has come to an end. asserted

force → come → end

They’re clinging on to power,” he said. asserted

he → cling → power

A fragile ceasefire between the two sides collapsed in July after attacks on commercial ships in the Hormuz strait, through which one-fifth of world oil supplies previously flowed. asserted

fifth → collapse → supplies

Trump has in recent weeks repeatedly threatened to claim sovereignty over the strait, even posting a map showing it as “new U.S. territory.” uncertain

Trump → threaten → territory

Vance has insisted the U.S. will not reopen talks with Iran until it ends attacks on commercial shipping in the strait. asserted

it → insist → strait