US warships are preparing for possible strikes against Iran, with sailors loading munitions and readying aircraft aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
The US is moving some diplomats and families out of Lebanon, the UAE, Qatar and Jordan, CNN reported. Axios said intelligence on alleged Iranian assassination plots helped prompt the staffing reductions.
The United States could launch another military operation against Iran unless Tehran reaches an agreement with Washington, President Donald Trump said Friday at a rally in Florida.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said oil exports from the Persian Gulf had surpassed pre-war levels despite Iran’s attempts to disrupt energy shipments.
Masoud Pezeshkian is expected at the eighth Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Moscow on October 27. Abbas Araghchi said Pezeshkian would travel to Moscow and meet Vladimir Putin next week.