Morning update

Live Blog Update| Israeli Elections 11 November 2026 07:59 GMT Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Iran's Army said that an oil tanker caught fire on Wednesday in the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval mine in an "unsafe and restricted area". "The Navy's Public Relations Department advised ship owners for the umpteenth time that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz requires coordination with the armed forces and compliance with maritime laws," the army added. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the upcoming COP31 UN climate summit in Turkiye would be a "good opportunity" to bring up the impact of US and Israeli attacks against Iran’s environment and the region. "The UN climate summit is a good opportunity to discuss the actions the US and Israel have taken to damage the environment in Iran and the region," Pezeshkian said. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said it received the report of an incident involving a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. It added that the status of the crew, the extent of any damage and the environmental impact were not yet known. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been recently moved out of his home and onto a ​military base after alleged Iranian threats against his ‌life, according to a report by the the New York Times. A senior intelligence official in the ​Trump administration warned that Tehran has increased efforts to target US personnel. Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday blocked an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, handing President Donald Trump a victory days after his party's crushing midterm election defeat.