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Patients in Iran face growing medicine shortages affecting around 800 products, including 90 essential and life-saving medicines. Specialists attribute the crisis to the blockade, import and financing difficulties, and damage to production facilities, while some patients are turning to the black market or considering travelling to neighbouring countries to continue treatment.
The New York Times reported, citing US officials, that the US military is preparing options to resume large-scale military operations against Iran, while President Donald Trump has not decided whether to return to war, according to a report published on Friday.
The US Department of Defence has directed Central Command to complete preparations for the possible resumption of large-scale military operations against Iran, without setting a date for strikes or a final decision by President Donald Trump, as nuclear talks stall and contacts through Qatari mediators continue.
A police officer was killed in an attack targeting a security patrol in Zahedan, while an armed attack targeted a minibus carrying army ground forces employees in Nikshahr. Security units are continuing to pursue those responsible for the patrol attack after announcing that they had identified them.
US officials said the Pentagon had directed Central Command to complete preparations for possible extensive combat operations in Iran, without setting a date or receiving a final decision from President Trump. The plans could include targets in the energy, infrastructure and nuclear sectors, amid stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end soon “one way or another”, predicting oil prices would fall after it ends, while Tehran said it had submitted a detailed proposal through intermediaries outlining its conditions. The main points of disagreement are uranium enrichment, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the sequence for implementing commitments.
An adviser to the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tehran would soon close routes in the Strait of Hormuz that it considers illegal, saying they are used to smuggle oil. The remarks came as shipping-tracking data showed crude exports from the region rising during September, amid continuing security risks and restrictions affecting vessel traffic.
US Vice-President JD Vance said reaching an agreement to end the war, now in its seventh month, would require concrete Iranian steps to reduce uranium enrichment, as Washington and Tehran exchange proposals that include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, amid the conflict’s growing impact on energy markets and US elections.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned France’s ambassador to Tehran, Pierre Cochard, expressing concern over security forces’ handling of student protests in France. The move follows the detention of more than 5,000 people and injuries to students, security personnel and education workers, alongside the opening of 10 oversight investigations.
