Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as "terrorist" organisations and its foreign intelligence agency MI6 as a "hostile group" on Sunday, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
In a statement carried by state-run news agency IRNA, the ministry said the move came in response to London's "malicious" actions, particularly its designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist organisation."
Iran designates MI6 as ‘hostile group’, British navy and air force as ‘terrorist organizations’https://t.co/heLVhyzrPP pic.twitter.com/mVSnarvCg7
— IRNA News Agency ☫ (@IrnaEnglish) November 1, 2026
The ministry said the decision was taken under a resolution by Iran's Supreme National Security Council and followed the United Kingdom's designation of the IRGC under the State Threats Act 2026 on July 13.
Tehran also accused London of participating in the United States-Israeli war against Iran by providing access to military and logistical bases and facilities under British jurisdiction.
Trump says US still has to 'take care of' one or two targets in Iran
US President Donald Trump said Washington had knocked out much of Iran’s military but still had to “take care of” one or two targets including a suspected nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain, AFP reported.
It added that according to Trump, negotiations with Iran were “going fine but you know they’re not very reliable.” Trump also reiterated that the US was not in a rush to take offensive action because it had destroyed Iran’s military and nuclear program.
🇺🇸 President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States has knocked out much of Iran's military but still has to "take care of" one or two targets, as Tehran warned of reprisals if attacked ➡️ https://t.co/gl06h3LgJQ pic.twitter.com/dgSxdclo3H
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 1, 2026
According to AFP, Trump told reporters at his Florida residence, “We’ve knocked out their nuclear. We still have to take care of, I would say one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes.”
He added, “You probably could look at Pickaxe Mountain, and you have to take care of that. We can do that all very quickly.”
IRGC commander says military 'fully prepared for any scenario enemy may devise'
IRGC's Deputy for Political Affairs Brigadier-General Yadollah Javani said that Tehran's military was “fully prepared for any scenario the enemy may devise" and that forces were operating on the assumption that the US or Israel could strike at any moment, Al Jazeera reported.
Javani, cited by Al Jazeera, told Iran's Fars News Agency that Tehran would not be caught off guard and would respond as necessary.
Brigadier-General Yadollah Javani, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ deputy for political affairs, says Iranian forces are operating on the assumption that the US or Israel could strike at any moment.
🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️ https://t.co/wX8G1qVggq
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 1, 2026
The deputy also noted that Tehran's military capabilities now allowed it to confront the enemy defensively and as well as through preemptive and offensive operations.
According to Al Jazeera, Javani said Iran could inflict heavy, devastating strikes on US warships and warned that any region that enemy forces try to enter, whether by air assault or across a border, would become a “killing ground” for them.
Separately, Iran's army spokesperson Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia warned that any renewed US aggression would be met with an "immediate, decisive" response on a “larger” scale than before, Press TV reported.
🔴 Spokesman of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Akrami-Nia:
🔺 Any renewed US aggression will be met with an immediate, decisive response on a larger scale than before.
🔺 In the event of a new war, its scope will not be confined to West Asia. pic.twitter.com/kmNoSNYysF
— Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) November 1, 2026
The spokesperson added that in the event of a new war, its scope will not be confined to West Asia, Press TV said.
At least three wounded in air raids on Yemen oil facility
Al Jazeera reported that two air raids hit an oil facility in Yemen’s Hodeidah, citing Al Masirah TV.
It added that the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis had conducted two raids on an oil facility in Bajil district in the western Hodeidah governorate, with at least three civilians wounded.
Tensions in the Middle East have remained high since the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran on February 28, triggering Iranian retaliation across the region.
Despite subsequent diplomatic efforts and a memorandum signed by Washington and Tehran in June, tensions have persisted over security arrangements and navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
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