Morning update

Good Morning Middle East Eye readers,

Key updates from the Middle East and beyond:

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintains that additional US military action against Iran is not required, as the economic strain Washington is imposing on Tehran is severe.

Iranian navy and Revolutionary Guards reported fires on three oil tankers that struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

US President Donald Trump is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in Shenzhen next week, where the Iran conflict will be discussed, but the Ukraine war will not be a topic.

A total of 25 seafarers have been killed in 134 confirmed maritime incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and the broader Middle East since the US and Israeli initiated hostilities against Iran in February, according to the UN.

A Palestinian teenager sustained injuries when Israeli military personnel entered the town of Jaba, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, and used live ammunition and tear gas canisters against residents.

The US Central Command confirmed the downing of two one-way attack drones launched by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps towards Bahrain.

At least seven tankers were targeted in and around the Strait of Hormuz during the week ending November 11, resulting in multiple crew injuries in the Arabian Gulf, as reported by UKMTO.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a speech to a conservative legal group on Friday, advocating for a robust foreign policy and opposing international legal constraints on US actions.

The UN and humanitarian organizations have urged Israel to lift limitations on aid deliveries to Gaza, warning that severe rainstorms have claimed lives, damaged shelters, and submerged thousands of family tents.

Roman Gofman, the head of Israeli spy agency Mossad and a trusted advisor to Benjamin Netanyahu, visited Washington for talks with senior Trump administration officials regarding the Iran conflict.