Trump Says Iran War Will End "Very Soon"
US President Trump said in an interview on the 30th that the Iran war will end "very soon." The United States needs assurances that "Iran will never possess nuclear weapons." Trump said in an interview with a local radio station in Kansas City, Missouri that day: "We will have a denuclearized Iran. Iran cannot possess nuclear weapons, and they will absolutely never possess nuclear weapons. All of this will end very soon." He also stated that by then, prices for gasoline, diesel, and various other goods will all decline.
Iran Claims 4 Oil Tankers Exploded and Caught Fire in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated on the 30th that four "non-compliant" oil tankers exploded and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz that day. According to Iranian media reports, the naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement on the 30th saying that two "non-compliant" oil tankers encountered an accident while attempting to pass through unauthorized shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, and were later intercepted in the waters south of the strait. The statement said these two tankers had shut down all navigation and positioning systems and, with US military support, attempted to leave the Strait of Hormuz through unauthorized lanes. After repeatedly ignoring Iranian radio warnings, the two tankers entered an unsafe area and subsequently encountered an accident. In another statement issued that day, the naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that a supertanker exploded and caught fire after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz. This supertanker struck a naval mine while attempting to pass through an unauthorized lane in the Strait of Hormuz, and the vessel was carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil. Later that day, the naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that a fourth oil tanker exploded and caught fire while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz in violation of regulations. The tanker ignored radio warnings from the naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
US Military Denies Iran's Claim of Destroying US Unmanned Surface Vessel
US Central Command posted on social media on October 30 that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that day it had destroyed a US unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, and this claim is false. On October 30 local time, Iran's army navy stated that on that morning, its forces destroyed and sank an enemy unmanned vessel operating in the eastern operational area of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also stated that two oil tankers operating in the no-sail zone and unsafe area in the eastern Strait of Hormuz ignored warnings and regulations already issued by Iran, struck mines, were damaged, and caught fire. Iran warned the enemy that any action, infiltration, or provocative behavior within the jurisdiction of Iran's armed forces will face a strong counterattack from the Iranian navy.
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