The Russian Defense Ministry reported that an overnight strike in Kiev hit a missile assembly and components plant. According to the ministry, the facility manufactures components for reconnaissance and strike drones.

Larry C. Johnson, writing for Sonar21, characterizes a profile of CIA Director John Ratcliffe published in The Atlantic on October 23 as a piece intended to portray Ratcliffe as a sober professional. Johnson asserts that the article confirms the United States is not merely supplying Ukraine, a claim he states Washington has denied for four years.

The Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials and people familiar with the discussions, that US Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper briefed President Donald Trump on military options for Iran during a White House meeting on Thursday. The report stated that the administration is weighing resuming major combat operations.

The meeting was attended by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, and other Cabinet members.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy states that three tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting mines, while another vessel struck naval mines in the eastern part of the waterway. Separately, Yemen’s Houthi forces claim six military operations targeting Saudi Arabian airports and oil facilities, including refineries in Ras Tanura and Rabigh as well as international airports in Riyadh and Dammam.