📰 5 sources 7 articles · 22 Oct 2026, 07:57 → 22 days ago

Washington warns Iran, Tehran threatens US bases and unveils underground drone factory

The US State Department told Reuters that Iran will be held accountable if it continues funding terrorism and destabilizing the region, stressing it will use all available tools to hold the Iranian regime accountable. In response, Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened to expand confrontation to US bases in the region over the US stance in the Strait of Hormuz, while official Iranian media showed an underground military factory producing attack drones.

📍 Where things stand: The situation remains one of verbal escalation: US statements about accountability and Iranian threats against US bases, with no concrete measures or negotiations announced.

⏱️ Timeline

22 Oct 2026, 07:57 The US State Department told Reuters that Iran will be held accountable if it continues to fund terrorism and destabilize the region.
22 Oct 2026, 08:02 The US State Department affirmed it will use all available tools to hold the Iranian regime accountable, while US President Donald Trump said he does not negotiate with the Iranians and that something will happen soon, and Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened to extend the confrontation to US bases in the region if the US military continues its approach in the Strait of Hormuz.
22 Oct 2026, 08:06 The US State Department said US pressure on Tehran will continue and stressed it does not support Israel's annexation of the West Bank, while Reuters quoted officials as saying Israel's policy in its war against Iran is constant even if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu changes.
22 Oct 2026, 16:06 US President Donald Trump said there are currently no negotiations with Iran, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened to expand the confrontation to US bases in the region if Washington continues to support the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz; reports of US-Israeli plans to strike Iran after the midterm elections were denied, and Saudi Aramco ordered the evacuation of its headquarters in Dhahran amid Houthi attacks.
22 Oct 2026, 16:29 Official Iranian media broadcast footage of an underground military factory producing attack drones for the Iranian army during an inspection tour by Brigadier General Amir Hatami; the footage showed production lines for the upgraded version of the "Arash" suicide drone, while the Revolutionary Guard threatened to target US bases if Washington continues escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

⚠️ Sources disagree

Condition of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's threat

if the US military continues its approach in the Strait of Hormuz according to Lebanon Debate
if Washington continues to support the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz according to i24NEWS
if Washington continues escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz according to جريدة القدس

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

How the sources covered it

Lebanon Debate, IMLebanon and Lebanon ON focused on US statements about holding Iran accountable and the tools available, while i24NEWS focused on Iranian threats and declared US positions, and جريدة القدس focused uniquely on the Iranian military display (the underground drone factory).

Lebanon Debate It led with the US State Department's statement to Reuters on holding Iran accountable and later added Trump's remark that he does not negotiate with the Iranians and the Revolutionary Guard's threat related to the Strait of Hormuz.
IMLebanon It focused on continued US pressure and the phrase "all available tools", added that Washington does not support Israel's annexation of the West Bank, and quoted Reuters as saying Israel's policy toward Iran is constant even if Netanyahu changes.
Lebanon ON It carried only a brief item on the State Department's announcement that it will use all available tools to hold the Iranian regime accountable, without further details.
i24NEWS It presented the Iranian threat to expand the confrontation to US bases alongside Trump's denial of negotiations, and included the denial of reports on plans to strike Iran after the midterms and Aramco's evacuation of its Dhahran headquarters.
جريدة القدس It devoted its headline and body to the Iranian military display: an underground attack-drone factory shown during a tour by Brigadier General Amir Hatami and production lines of the "Arash" drone, along with the threat to target US bases.