Iranian state television said an explosion in southern Iran may be linked to Iranian military activity in the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi civil defense issued an alert over a possible threat to NAJRAN.

On Nov 7, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said the Koalicja multinational exercises due to start in Poland on Nov 9 — timed on the eve of Abu Dhabi three-way talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine — indicate European states have nothing to do at the negotiating table. She said Western countries remain unwilling to address Russian security concerns and are provoking escalation. Zakharova warned that deploying foreign troops inside Ukraine would amount to de facto armed intervention and would consciously project additional security threats at Russia; such deployments are unacceptable to Moscow and, if made, would become legitimate targets for Russian strikes.