Crowds in Tehran cheered and waved flags on 1 October as two Iranian-made Shahed drones, low-cost weapons widely used by Russia in Ukraine and in attacks across the Gulf, were paraded through the capital. The display came as US President Donald Trump told reporters Washington must either reach a deal with Iran or "blow them up", amid a continuing US-Israel war on Iran and disputes over control of the Strait of Hormuz (the narrow waterway through which a large share of the world's oil passes). US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth separately said American forces had "destroyed" Iran's navy, air force, air defences and leadership, a claim not independently verified in the reporting.
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The US is sending a third aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, toward Iran, a US official told Al Jazeera, with the Makin Island Marine Expeditionary Force, carrying more than 2,000 Marines, following a day later. By the end of November, three carriers and two amphibious landing groups are expected to be positioned around Iran, adding to roughly 50,000 US service members already in the region. In an interview with Time, Trump rejected Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as "simply not enough" and warned that military action could resume after the midterm elections, saying long-term peace with Iran is unlikely. Washington has also sanctioned Iran's top carmakers and rail operators, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country remains open to dialogue.
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