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US aircraft fires on and disables cargo ship trying to break Iran blockade
US Central Command says a plane struck the stern of a St. Kitts-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Oman after it left an Iranian port, as Washington tightens pressure on Tehran and weighs a new offensive.
US launches Task Force Iron Gate to cut Iran’s overland supply routes
CENTCOM says the new Tampa-based unit will work with other US agencies to stop weapons, dual-use technology and sanctioned goods crossing Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea, widening the naval blockade.
Germany says it cannot give Ukraine more Patriot systems for now, urges allies to step up
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says Berlin has reached its limit on Patriot deliveries to Ukraine without leaving gaps at home, and wants other countries to do more as Russian strikes on energy sites continue.
Ukraine says it hit two Iskander launchers and a Pantsir air defense system in Russia’s Bryansk region
Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces targeted two Iskander launchers and a Pantsir-S1 battery in Bryansk region, hours after a heavy Russian ballistic barrage on Kyiv. Damage is still being assessed.
Justice Department national security chief John Eisenberg resigns, Blanche says
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the departure of John Eisenberg, who led the National Security Division, as a wave of senior Justice Department exits continues after the midterm elections.
South Korea to move Cheonghae anti-piracy unit closer to Strait of Hormuz
Seoul will ask parliament to widen the Cheonghae unit’s area of operation toward the Strait of Hormuz and add a P-8A patrol aircraft and 75 personnel, amid pressure from Trump over the Iran war.
Poland deploys police and special forces on Kaliningrad border after suspicious movement
Warsaw says a rapid response may have averted a provocation after people with torches were seen near the Russian exclave; the operation runs until at least Nov. 8 amid warnings of sabotage.
Britain and France to lead 2,800-troop Poland drill for post-war Ukraine force
Exercise Koalicja, running 9–22 November, will test how a multinational reassurance force would move, protect and supply itself in Ukraine if a peace deal is reached, the BBC reported.
Royal Navy helicopters shadow Russian spy ship Viktor Leonov off Scotland during NATO drills
The Royal Navy says Merlin helicopters followed the Russian intelligence vessel Viktor Leonov as it watched NATO’s Exercise Strike Warrior off Scotland, one of three recent British operations against Russian ships.
UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara lapses after US-Russia clash at Security Council
Secretary-General Guterres confirmed MINURSO’s end after 35 years and warned of renewed hostilities, after a Russian veto and a failed rival text left the mission without a mandate.
Ukraine’s air raid app sends false alerts after hack; Russia reports cyberattack on its own
Ukraine’s Air Force said its alert app was apparently hacked and sent false radiation and chemical warnings. Kyiv blamed Russia; Moscow’s Emergencies Ministry reported a cyberattack on its app.
Russia’s Defense Ministry drafts plan to delay December soldiers’ pay until January
A draft order would shift troops’ December salaries to January 11–21, a break with at least 18 years of practice, Meduza reports citing Verstka. Soldiers in the Ukraine force grouping would be spared.
UK charges two men over alleged Iran-linked plot targeting RAF Fairford air base
Two 24-year-old Londoners face National Security Act charges, one for assisting a foreign intelligence service, after the incident near the Gloucestershire base that US forces used for strikes on Iran.