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Iran Expects Israeli Response Within a Week, Sources Say

Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces participate in the funeral of Iranian Revolutionary Guard leader Abbas Nilforushan in Najaf earlier this month (AFP)
Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces participate in the funeral of Iranian Revolutionary Guard leader Abbas Nilforushan in Najaf earlier this month (AFP)
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Iran Expects Israeli Response Within a Week, Sources Say

Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces participate in the funeral of Iranian Revolutionary Guard leader Abbas Nilforushan in Najaf earlier this month (AFP)
Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces participate in the funeral of Iranian Revolutionary Guard leader Abbas Nilforushan in Najaf earlier this month (AFP)

Iraqi sources reported on Wednesday that Iranian officials told leaders of the ruling Shiite coalition that Israel is likely to respond militarily to recent missile attacks from Tehran within “a week.”
These officials, involved in Iraqi affairs, shared this assessment with leaders of the Coordination Framework, suggesting that the Israeli strike could happen soon.
Tehran has also received “very negative signals” indicating that efforts to persuade Israel not to attack have failed.
The Iranian information circulating within the Coordination Framework shows a reduced chance that Israel will hold off on an attack.
Iranian officials warned Iraqi party leaders to be cautious, especially if the Israeli response targets facilities associated with Iran-backed groups in Iraq.
Sources indicate that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was hopeful about avoiding an Israeli strike during his visit to Baghdad on Oct. 11. However, the outlook has since turned more negative.
These new assessments followed Araghchi’s recent tour of the region, but Iranian officials are still committed to mediation efforts, despite the difficulties.
The information shared by Iranian officials with their Iraqi counterparts does not provide specific details on the scale or targets of a potential strike.
However, there is a growing belief that an Israeli response is now more likely than ever.
Meanwhile, political sources in Tel Aviv reported that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials during his visit, which ended Wednesday, to delay any military action against Iran and align with US views on developments in the region.

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France Says Iran’s Guards Behind Cyberattacks on Fridges, Vows Sanctions

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot looks on during the G7 foreign ministers summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on November 9, 2026. (AFP)
France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot looks on during the G7 foreign ministers summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on November 9, 2026. (AFP)
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France Says Iran’s Guards Behind Cyberattacks on Fridges, Vows Sanctions

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot looks on during the G7 foreign ministers summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on November 9, 2026. (AFP)
France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot looks on during the G7 foreign ministers summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on November 9, 2026. (AFP)

French officials on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of responsibility for the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, saying there would be consequences for Iran. 

The hacks that struck hundreds of French supermarkets in early October were among the most disruptive cyberattacks of the Iran war that began in February, a conflict that has been marked by scattered incidents of alleged digital disruption. These have included hacks against the Los Angeles transit system in March, against US water treatment plants in July and against ships bound for the United States in August. 

Iran's mission to the United Nations did not return messages seeking comment. Iran routinely denies carrying out malicious cyber operations. 

The French announcement was made only ‌minutes after Reuters revealed ‌that investigators privately suspected Iran of being behind the attacks. French Foreign ‌Minister ⁠Jean-Noel Barrot said the ⁠Iranian ambassador had been summoned to France's foreign ministry. Barrot also threatened further EU sanctions against Iran. 

"This attack is unprecedented in both its scale and its level of aggression," he said, adding "we will implement sanctions at the European level against all those responsible for this attack." 

The October 11 cyberattack, which overrode the temperature controls on commercial fridges in hundreds of establishments, appeared to have been easy to pull off, cybersecurity experts previously told Reuters. The firm behind many of the stricken units said that several were obsolete or were running outdated firmware, which could have made it easy for hackers to break in. 

The effects were still dramatic. Some refrigerators had the temperature turned up so high they caught fire. In the hours following the hack, ⁠supermarket employees carted boxes full of perished meat and melted ice cream into ‌giant trash containers. The attack's total costs could add up ‌to tens of millions of euros nationwide, one French supermarket owner estimated. 

Reuters could not establish exactly how the French ‌made their determination. 

The October hacks were followed this month by a second wave of hacking that hit more ‌than 100 establishments across Europe and even affected refrigerators used by French blood banks, prompting employees there to have to move some of the blood to different cold storage units. 

The seemingly straightforward nature of the refrigerator hacks — and their repetition across multiple countries — prompted speculation about who might be responsible amid ongoing concerns over Russia's suspected sabotage campaign in Europe, the war ‌between the US and Iran and the global rise of AI-powered cyberattacks. 

US REFRIGERATOR HACKS 

The sabotage of European supermarket fridges was preceded by at least one ⁠similar incident in the ⁠United States. 

In August, refrigerators in at least half a dozen military commissaries went out of commission. Pentagon investigators are treating the malfunctions as a suspected cyberattack and are working with French officials to get to the bottom of what happened, Reuters reported last month. 

Reuters could not independently establish whether there was any link between the refrigeration incidents at US military bases in August, the hacking campaign in France and the more recent wave of refrigeration hacks that struck Europe. 

A person familiar with the matter said that the Pentagon considers Iran a suspect in the August commissary hacks but that the investigation is still in progress. 

Reuters could not establish how the military made its determination or whether it was also looking into other suspects. That the US military considers Iran a suspect in the commissary sabotage campaign was first reported last month by news website Nextgov. 

The Pentagon said on Monday that it is "aware of speculation regarding a potential cyber incident" but that military investigators were on the case and it could not offer further comment for security reasons. 

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Trump Says His Deportation Policy 'Might Have Been too Tough' for Voters in the Election

US President Donald Trump speaks, after signing a proclamation on the 'Establishment of the Oval Office National Monument', at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
US President Donald Trump speaks, after signing a proclamation on the 'Establishment of the Oval Office National Monument', at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
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Trump Says His Deportation Policy 'Might Have Been too Tough' for Voters in the Election

US President Donald Trump speaks, after signing a proclamation on the 'Establishment of the Oval Office National Monument', at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
US President Donald Trump speaks, after signing a proclamation on the 'Establishment of the Oval Office National Monument', at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

President Donald Trump in his first major interview since his party lost control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections said he thinks his administration was too aggressive on deportations and that he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some kind of immigration deal, The Associated Press said.

Trump said his deportation policy was part of the reason Republicans lost, telling CBS’s “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired on Sunday: “I think it might be too tough, yeah.”

He added that he thinks he could reach an agreement with the new Democratic majority. “The deal would be we would work something out. And I think it’s something -- I think that’s something that’s actually doable,” he said in the interview.

Trump did not give specifics about what that deal would look like — and shortly after taping the interview on Friday, Trump named the key architect of his hard-line immigration agenda, Stephen Miller, as his new chief of staff.

“Trump says his immigration crackdown went too far,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer scoffed on social media Sunday after the interview aired. “Apparently, his solution was to put the man responsible for it in charge of the White House. That’s not a course correction. That’s a promotion.”

The president's immigration crackdown was a prominent feature of his return to office with major operations in multiple cities sending arrests soaring. Two US citizens — Renee Good and Alex Pretti — were killed by federal officers during protests against the operations.

Democrats have said oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security is a priority for the new Congress.

Trump said he believes that “killers” and “drug dealers” in the country illegally should be deported, but suggested he was open to the idea of a deal that would let others stay “if they’re good people working in a landscaping company, or working in a hotel, or doing something, right? And in some cases, paying taxes.”

Trump says he may stay on the sidelines for the 2028 race

On the race among Republicans to succeed him for the 2028 presidential election, Trump hinted at staying neutral.

Asked whether he’d endorse a potential successor, the president said “probably, not necessarily.”

“We have a tremendous bench. I have so many people that I have great relationships with,” Trump said in the interview.

Asked about possible candidates other than Vice President JD Vance, Trump only named Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is viewed as a possible 2028 contender.

“I think Marco’s great,” Trump said. “But there are many others and I’d rather not mention their names. There’s some senators that are excellent. I know ’em all, I like ’em a lot.

“So I may or may not get involved. I don’t know. Maybe I’m better off not getting involved,” Trump said.

Trump brushes aside questions about becoming wealthier while in office

During the midterms, Democrats sought to make the president’s personal wealth a campaign issue. About half of voters nationally said government corruption was “crucial” for their vote for Congress, according to the AP Voter Poll.

Asked how his net worth went up by $3 billion since returning to the White House, Trump said he doesn’t pay much attention to it and said his sons look after the family business.

“I devote almost no time to my net worth. I don’t care. I make — I have a lotta money, and far more than I ever thought I’d have. And I guess it’s gone up. I don’t even know,” he said.

Trump was asked whether he thinks people from foreign countries investing in the company he co-owns with his sons are trying to buy influence. “I don’t know. But that’s true — look, every president has a problem,” he said.

Trump, who survived an assassination attempt while campaigning for reelection in 2024 and has lashed out against his political foes, was asked whether he could forgive his enemies. He said it would be easy to say yes.

But he added: “I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will.”

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Erdogan Says He Conveyed Türkiye's Concerns on Potential Attacks on Iran to Trump

Erdogan pledged to continue investigations into the investment funds scandal until its eradication and to prevent its recurrence (Turkish Presidency)
Erdogan pledged to continue investigations into the investment funds scandal until its eradication and to prevent its recurrence (Turkish Presidency)
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Erdogan Says He Conveyed Türkiye's Concerns on Potential Attacks on Iran to Trump

Erdogan pledged to continue investigations into the investment funds scandal until its eradication and to prevent its recurrence (Turkish Presidency)
Erdogan pledged to continue investigations into the investment funds scandal until its eradication and to prevent its recurrence (Turkish Presidency)

Türkiye does not want to see a new wave of attacks against Iran, President Tayyip Erdogan said, adding that ‌he conveyed ‌his concerns ‌to ⁠US President Donald Trump ⁠in a recent phone call.

"We emphasize at every opportunity that ⁠it is possible ‌to resolve ‌these issues ‌through dialogue and ‌diplomacy. Unfortunately, we see a negative shift once again. ‌We are doing our utmost to prevent ⁠this," ⁠Erdogan told reporters on a return flight from Azerbaijan, according to a transcript shared by his office on Monday.