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Iran threatens new weapons if the US resumes strikes
Iran’s parliament speaker and the Revolutionary Guards threatened a new response if the US or Israel launches further attacks.
The warning came after US forces carried out what Washington called defensive strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s forces say they would use a new doctrine and conventional weapons technology if attacked again.
President Donald Trump said he had no immediate plans for more strikes, but said US forces were ready if needed.
The US has assembled about 20 warships in the Arabian Sea, while Israel’s prime minister had pushed for another wave of strikes.
The military buildup and threats keep the risk of renewed fighting high, though Trump said there might be no reason to strike.
Iran threatened to respond with a new doctrine and new conventional weapons if the United States or Israel took further action against it.
The warning came after the United States carried out what it called defensive strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump said he had no immediate plans for more strikes but was prepared to act if needed.
Iranian officials said the US could not be trusted to abandon its hostility or refrain from further attacks.
The United States had around 20 warships in the Arabian Sea, according to the article.
- Who
- Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps issued warnings. US President Donald Trump said the United States was ready to strike if needed.
- What
- Iran threatened to respond with a new doctrine and new conventional weapons if the US or Israel took further action.
- When
- The warnings followed US midterm election results. The article was published on 5 November 2026.
- Where
- The threats concerned Iran and possible US or Israeli action. The US had struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Why
- Iran warned of retaliation if the US or Israel acted against it again.
Iran
United States
Further action
Iran
Iran said it would respond differently than before, using a new doctrine and new conventional weapons.
United States
Trump said the United States was ready to resume strikes if needed, while saying there might be no reason to do so.
Trust and concessions
Iran
Iran’s supreme leader said concessions would not persuade the US to abandon its hostility.
United States
Trump said the US was content with the current state of the stand-off and seemed to be getting what it wanted.
The United States carried out what it described as defensive strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC called the results a disaster for Trump and said Iran would respond differently if the US or Israel acted.
Trump said the United States had no immediate plans to strike Iran but was ready if needed.
- Iranian parliament speaker
- Mohammad Ghalibaf
- Iranian military force
- Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
- US strikes
- Qeshm Island, Strait of Hormuz
- US naval presence
- Around 20 warships in the Arabian Sea
- Article publication
- 5 November 2026
What people are saying
respond to them differently than before, using a new doctrine and new conventional weapons technology
I'm ready, we're ready. We're locked and loaded if we need to go, but there may be no reason for it.
If the US [government] betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare.
Even the slightest inclination towards surrendering to the hegemonic enemy will squander the enormous gains achieved