1. Hollow Hegemony: America’s Arsenals Are Empty
PW’s lead analysis reports the US burned through ~45% of its Patriot interceptors and 50% of its THAAD stock in seven weeks of the failed campaign against Iran — with replacement deliveries not expected until 2029. Commanders have been forced into “selective countering.” The leaked MOAB (”Mother of All Bombs”) chatter is dismissed as Wunderwaffe theatre: it cannot penetrate the 100+ metres of granite shielding facilities like Pickaxe Mountain. The bill has landed on kitchen tables — Brent above $104, US petrol up 9.1% in September, inflation at 3.7%, Trump’s approval at 30%, and 61% of Americans believing a recession is on. Cook Political Report projects Democrats gaining 9–19 House seats on November 3, with Republicans defending Alaska, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio and Texas.
2. Handala Breaches Israeli Military Media Intelligence
The resistance-aligned group Handala announced Sunday it had penetrated the IDF’s Media Intelligence Monitoring and Analysis Unit — which works alongside Unit 8200 and the military censor — exfiltrating 500+ classified documents and tens of thousands of internal messages. Among the trove: 11,200+ X posts catalogued as “Israeli Media,” with individual accounts given a “normalised influence” score of 0–78, and evidence the military tracked journalists Yoav Limor, Amir Bohbot and Yoav Zitun from well before October 2023. Handala says it will next publish the unit’s full organisational structure. It follows prior breaches of Barak, Gantz, Eisenkot, Bennett, 19,000 Halevi files, and FBI Director Kash Patel’s emails.
3. Egypt Deploys to Saudi Arabia
Egypt’s National Defence Council, chaired by President Sisi, approved deploying Egyptian military forces to Saudi Arabia for “defensive purposes.” A significant widening of the front around the Yemen war.
4. Yemen: 110 Strikes in 24 Hours
Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Saree said Saudi Arabia carried out 110 air and missile strikes on civilian areas across Yemen in the past 24 hours. In Sahar district, Sa’ada, a Saudi strike on a house killed five children, two women and two men. A Saudi reconnaissance helicopter crashed in Najran, killing both officers aboard — Yemeni forces claim they downed it; Riyadh claims “technical failure.” (This follows yesterday’s Apache claim in the same border region.)
5. Iraq Pledges to Enter Any War on Iran
Abu Alaa al-Walaei, Secretary-General of Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada: “We will undoubtedly enter the war if Iran faces a real threat. Our relationship with Iran is deeply rooted, grounded in faith and neighbouring bonds that cannot be severed.”
6. Azerbaijan’s Hijab Ban Goes Global
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Yaqubi condemned Baku’s expulsion of hijab-wearing schoolgirls, marking International Chastity Day. Asking “What crime have these girls committed to be denied their right to education?”, he challenged the secularism pretext in a country that is 96% Muslim, appealed directly to President Ilham Aliyev as a father of the nation, and cited the Iraqi precedent where a similar exam-photo rule was retracted after scholarly intervention. He warned of divine accountability, quoting Surah as-Saffat 37:24. Meanwhile in London, protesters rallied outside the Azerbaijani embassy, vowing to gather every Friday until the law is repealed.
7. The Iranian People Address the World
PW published a manifesto — “A Letter from the People of Iran to the Peoples of the World” — condemning the US-European-Zionist hegemonic order, cataloguing slavery, organ trafficking, arms and narcotics smuggling, and the creation of Daesh. It stresses Iran has initiated no war in at least 300 years, was occupied despite declaring neutrality in both World Wars, and issues an urgent appeal: should the enemy attempt an unprecedented atrocity, global resistance networks must mobilise comprehensive boycotts, targeted cyber actions and disruptive operations against US and Zionist interests worldwide.
8. The Street Is Burning
Paris — debris and smoke filled the streets amid intense protests. Albania — anti-government unrest. New York — mass demonstrations against Trump’s policies, calling for early midterm voting. Tunis — marches for economic reform, workers’ rights and civil liberties. Abuja — a conference on youth’s role in resistance and the fight against oppression.