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Iran war live: Tehran prepares ‘maximum deterrence’ plan for any new attack

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Harazim, K., & Elmouniery, A. (2026, November 4). Iran war live: Tehran prepares ‘maximum deterrence’ plan for any new attack. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/11/4/iran-war-live-tehran-prepares-maximum-deterrence-plan-for-any-new-attack?traffic_source=rss

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Iran has prepared a "maximum deterrence" plan to respond immediately if attacked by the US or Israel, expanding its potential targets to include assets across broader geographical areas. Additionally, a UK report indicates that an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz was hit by two unknown projectiles, following claims by Iran’s IRGC that three tankers exploded due to naval mines placed in the strait without permission.

Written by AI on 2026-11-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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As of November 4, 2026, Iran has announced a "maximum deterrence" plan against potential attacks by the United States and Israel, threatening immediate retaliation. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that three oil tankers had exploded after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz without permission. Later, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) stated that an oil tanker near the Strait was struck by two "unknown projectiles." This comes amid tensions over recent military activities and Iran's updated target lists for US and Israeli assets across broader geographical areas.

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Who wrote this

Kristina Harazim

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Topics

Iran Israeli UKMTO United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations the United States

Subjects

Iran GPE · 2× IRGC ORG · 1× Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ORG · 1× Israeli NORP · 1× UKMTO ORG · 1× United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

Narrative

Iran says a “maximum deterrence” plan is ready against any new attack by the United States, warning of an immediate response as the military updates its target lists to include US and Israeli assets across expanded geographical areas.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-04

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Iran war live: Tehran prepares ‘maximum deterrence’ plan for any new attack · mixed framing

Claims (3 extracted, 1 hedged)

military → say → areas

An oil tanker has been struck by two “unknown projectiles” near the Strait of Hormuz, according to United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). uncertain

tanker → strike → Operations

The report comes after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said earlier that three tankers exploded after hitting naval mines while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz “without permission”. asserted

tankers → come → permission