Morning update

Live Blog Update| Israeli Elections 12 November 2026 07:41 GMT Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Iran’s armed forces have updated their list of possible targets in the case of a renewed war, including having no geographical restrictions on retaliatory strikes. Kioumars Heydari, who serves as the deputy chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, said that the updated list reflected previous Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s instructions for an "immediate, effective response without geographical limitations" to any threat, warning that Iran's response to any future conflict would be "truly crippling" for the enemy. Iran’s top security official Mohsen Rezaei warned that Tehran could strike military bases involved in any renewed US attacks against Iran. "If the US launches another war against Iran, every military base involved in the aggression - from West Asia to Europe - will be a legitimate target for Iran’s lethal strikes," Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said in a post on X. US Vice President JD Vance is contemplating having direct talks with Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei, according to US media outlets. Doha could be seen as a possible venue if the meeting goes ahead, the Wall Street Journal reported based on information from several US and Middle Eastern officials as well as sources familiar with the matter. Authorities in the UAE's Ras Al Khaimah emirate have announced reopening several beaches following closures prompted by an oil spill from a tanker damaged in a suspected attack in the Gulf last month. An Israeli air strike targeting the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza early on Thursday has killed at least six Palestinians and injured more than 50 others. The strike hit the second floor of al-Yasin building within the medical complex, with the hospital’s director indicating that it caused extensive damage to the intensive care and surgical wards. Saudi Arabia's civil defence said in a statement that debris from two ballistic missiles intercepted and destroyed after being launched by Yemen's Houthis towards the kingdom's Mecca region fell in the area. The Saudi-led coalition also said it intercepted and destroyed a drone in the kingdom's Riyadh region.