Iraq Freezes Assets of Iran-Backed Militias, Including Hezbollah and Houthis, in Major Policy Shift

Iraq has frozen the financial assets of major Iran-backed militias—including Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis—in one of its strongest moves yet to restrict Tehran-aligned networks. The directive, published in Iraq’s official gazette, comes amid rising regional tensions, U.S. pressure to curb Iranian influence, and intensified Israeli strikes on Iran-linked groups. Analysts say the decision highlights Baghdad’s struggle to balance ties with Washington and Tehran while navigating internal political and security pressures.

BREAKING; ISRAEL is working on new technologies for a potential next war with IRAN, stated the director of the Ministry of Defense, Amir Baram.

⚡️ Israel continues its support for Zelenskyy!

The giant Ukrainian cargo plane An-124 "Ruslan" appears once again at Ben Gurion Airport!

Trucks loaded with equipment, presumed to be Patriot missiles or Rafael Spyder air defense systems,

-: Washington previously announced that Russia destroys these systems within a week of their deployment.

Israel’s military has dismissed three generals and punished several other senior officers for failing to prevent Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack — the deadliest in Israel’s history. The dismissed officers include three divisional commanders, one of whom was acting military intelligence chief. The move follows an internal investigation that found widespread intelligence and organisational failures. While the army is taking action, Prime Minister Netanyahu has resisted forming a state inquiry, despite strong public demand. The October 7 attack killed 1,221 people and led to a two-year war in Gaza, where over 69,000 Palestinians have since been killed according to UN-verified figures.

Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo has urged the Federal Government to include security training in the NYSC programme to help tackle insecurity. Speaking on Channels TV, he said corps members should be trained to act quickly and improve national vigilance. He called on Nigerians to support President Tinubu’s security measures and suggested adopting Israel’s youth-defense model. Ashimolowo also warned that state police could be abused by powerful individuals. He encouraged unity and collective efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s security.

An Iranian military spokesman says Israel would have collapsed if the recent 12-day war had continued for just two more weeks.
Speaking at a conference in Tehran, IRGC spokesman Brig. Gen. Ali Mohammad Naeini said Iran relied entirely on its own capabilities during the conflict and claimed this strategy enabled it to defeat its enemies.

He highlighted the Basij force as a key pillar of Iran’s national power, arguing that any government disconnected from its citizens is at risk of collapse. Naeini said the war tested Iran’s deterrence, strategy, and resilience, adding that decades of threats pushed Iran to build a self-reliant, asymmetric defense system after the Iran-Iraq war.

He noted that Iran has expanded its missile ranges and scientific capabilities, describing the country’s missile experts as young, committed specialists. According to him, Iran struck at least 45 Israeli strategic sites during the conflict, causing major damage and prompting calls to end the fighting.

Naeini insisted Iran needed no foreign assistance and aimed to counter narratives portraying it as weak. He also said neighboring countries quickly condemned Israel’s initial attack on Iran.

The conflict began on June 13 when Israel carried out an attack on Iran, followed by U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The fighting left more than 1,000 people dead in Iran. In response, Iran targeted sites across Israeli-controlled territories and struck the U.S. Al-Udeid air base in Qatar.
By June 24, Iran’s retaliatory operations forced an end to the hostilities.

CONFIRMED: Hezbollah’s Chief of Staff and eliminated in Israeli strike. When will Isreal stop killing people like bush rate ?

Israel’s defence industry is set to deepen its footprint in North Africa as an Israeli aerospace firm prepares to inaugurate what will be the region’s first large-scale suicide drone manufacturing facility.

Israel kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza amid fragile ceasefire
JERUSALEM/ABU DHABI - Israeli soldiers killed at least two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the military said, describing them as militants who crossed a demarcation line separating areas under Israeli military control.

Trump Reacts After BBC Sack News Heads Over Isreal-Hamas War Criticism.

Following accusations of bias at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and specific criticism over the editing of a speech made by U.S. President Donald Trump, the BBC’s head of news, Tim Davie, vacated his position on Sunday.

mounting pressure after an internal report by a former standards adviser was leaked to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, which cited failings in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, transgender issues and a speech made by Trump.
Trump welcomed the departures, criticising the two as “very dishonest people” after the BBC’s flagship Panorama programme edited two parts of one of his speeches together so he appeared to be encouraging the Capitol Hill riot of January 2021.

Trump wrote, “The TOP people in the BBC, including TIM DAVIE the BOSS, are all quitting/FIRED, because they were caught “doctoring” my very good (PERFECT!) speech of January 6th. Thank you to The Telegraph for exposing these Corrupt “Journalists.”
“These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election. On top of everything else, they are from a Foreign Country one that many consider our Number One Ally. What a terrible thing for Democracy!”

Russia Monitors Nigeria Situation After Trump’s Military Threat Warning.

Russia has said it is closely watching events in Nigeria following reports that the United States might consider military action there after recent remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova disclosed this during a press briefing in Moscow, responding to a question from Anadolu Agency. She urged Washington to respect international law and act responsibly in handling global security matters.

“We are carefully observing this issue and call on all parties involved to comply with international legal norms,” Zakharova stated.

On November 1, Trump announced that he had directed the Pentagon to prepare possible military measures against terrorist groups in Nigeria, claiming it was to protect Christian communities.

When asked about Kazakhstan’s recent decision to join the Abraham Accords, Zakharova said Moscow had no immediate comment on the development. Kazakhstan confirmed its participation after President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone conversation attended by Trump.

Zakharova also voiced concern over continued Israeli violations of ceasefire agreements along the Lebanese border, stressing the need to avoid any escalation that could reignite conflict.

She reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to working with regional and international partners to sustain peace and stability in Lebanon, the Middle East, and other regions.

IDF Drops Chinese Cars, Switches to Japan's Mitsubishi Fleet
After three years with China's Chery Tiggo 8, the Israeli army is swapping 600 vehicles for Mitsubishi Outlanders amid data-security fears. The IDF now bars Chinese models near sensitive bases, though some MG cars still operate inside Tel Aviv's Kirya compound

UPDATE Israel said it received the remains of three additional captives from Hamas as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange under the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire agreement.

We’ll Fight It Out If US Military Invades Nigeria Fani-Kayode Warns Trump.

According to a report by Nigeria Tribune, on Sunday November 2, 2025, former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has declared that Nigerians will fight back if the United States attempts to invade the country, following President Donald Trump's directive to the Department of War to prepare for potential military action against Nigeria.

Trump announced on Saturday that he had instructed the Pentagon to begin planning for possible military operations in Nigeria, accusing the government of failing to address what he described as the killing of Christians.

The U.S. president warned that America would immediately halt all aid and assistance to Nigeria if attacks on Christians continued, and threatened to go into the country "guns-a-blazing" to eliminate Islamic terrorists.

Responding to Trump's threat in a post on social media platform X on Sunday, Fani-Kayode strongly condemned the U.S. president's statements.

The former minister stated that if Washington carried out its military threat, Nigerians would not flee but would instead stand their ground and engage in armed resistance.

In his words “My response to her was as follows. ‘You are right. They are evil and, if he carries out his abominable threat, there will be a war. We shall not leave the country but we will fight it out with them" he said.

Fani-Kayode criticized what he viewed as Nigerian complacency in the face of international pressure and called for bold leadership to confront foreign intimidation.

He suggested that Trump's actions were influenced by geopolitical allies, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and questioned why the U.S. administration had not applied similar labels to violence in Sudan while focusing on Nigeria

This man is a psychopath and would be in jail in any vaguely sane democracy. Instead he is a proudly fascist Minister in Israel’s government. And one of the most racist human beings there has ever been - and I grew up in apartheid South Africa. This is what the West is supporting.

BREAKING NEWS:
U.S. President Donald Trump has designated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over the ongoing killings of Christians across the nation.

However, many have criticized the decision as one-sided, noting that both Christians and Muslims continue to suffer from violence in Nigeria.

Observers have also condemned the U.S. government’s role in supplying weapons used in the killing of innocent men, women, and children in Palestine, where Israeli strikes — backed by U.S. support — have caused widespread devastation.

Critics say the move exposes America’s double standards on human rights and global justice.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday ordered the military to carry out intense strikes on the Gaza Strip, after accusing Hamas of violating the US-brokered ceasefire.

Actor Threatens To Lead Mass Boycott Of Al Jazeera Over Article Denying ‘Christian Genocide’ In Nigeria.

Okechukwu’s intervention came after Al Jazeera published an opinion article by Gimba Kakanda, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Research and Analytics, on October 2, 2025.

Nigerian actor and media consultant Joseph Chidi Okechukwu, also known as J. C. Okechukwu, has threatened to lead a mass boycott of Qatar-based global news network Al Jazeera after the outlet published an opinion piece denying that Christians in Nigeria are the victims of a coordinated, faith-targeted extermination.

Okechukwu’s intervention came after Al Jazeera published an opinion article by Gimba Kakanda, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Research and Analytics, on October 2, 2025.

The Al Jazeera piece argued that claims of a “Christian genocide” mischaracterise Nigeria’s complex security crises and risk inflaming divisions.

The controversy has played out publicly on social media, where Okechukwu used his X account to issue a direct challenge to the broadcaster and to the author of the piece.

“Hi @AlJazeera World if you don't take this post down and tender unreserved apology to the grieving Christian faithfuls in Nigeria, we will carry out a massive boycott campaign the likes of which you've never seen before,” he wrote.

Okechukwu accused the network of a double standard in its global reporting, saying, “It is such a shame that you guys had your global viewers glued to your TV as you constantly screamed genocide over Israel’s actions in Gaza, only to turn around and deny the genocide of Christians in Nigeria that has gone on for more than a decade, which you’ve never reported.”

He also cited casualty figures, asking: “There are reports that about 70,100 Palestinians were killed and the whole world unanimously called it a genocide. In Nigeria, Christian deaths has since surpassed 125,000 and counting and you claim there’s no Christian Genocide?

Israel Halts Gaza Aid, Launches New Strikes After Accusing Hamas Of Violating Ceasefire.

Israel has launched a new wave of air strikes in southern Gaza and suspended humanitarian aid deliveries into the territory, accusing Hamas of carrying out attacks in “blatant violation” of the ongoing ceasefire agreement.

An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed late Sunday that the strikes targeted what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) described as “terrorist infrastructure” in Rafah and other parts of southern Gaza.

“Hamas carried out multiple attacks against Israeli forces beyond the yellow line, the area our troops have withdrawn to in accordance with phase one of the US-brokered deal,” the spokesperson said.

“This is a bold violation of the ceasefire, and we will respond firmly.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly ordered defence and security officials to “act forcefully against terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip.”

In a swift response, Hamas denied any involvement in the alleged attacks and accused Israel of breaking the agreement.

“We affirm our full commitment to implementing everything that was agreed upon, foremost among which is the ceasefire in all areas of the Gaza Strip,” Hamas said in a statement.

“We are unaware of any events or clashes taking place in the Rafah area… Contact with our remaining groups there has been cut off since the resumption of war in March of this year.”

Netanyahu said the Gaza war will continue until Hamas is disarmed and Gaza demilitarized. His comments came after Hamas handed over two more hostage bodies under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Israel has tied reopening the Rafah crossing to the return of all hostages, while aid efforts in Gaza remain difficult amid ongoing devastation.