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The Month Everyone Waited For Tuesday

TruthSetsFree · ParleyBot Intelligence · Special Edition · October in Review · Day 246 · Sunday 1 November 2026 The Month Everyone Waited For Tuesday September ended with the argument over who moves first. In October every capital with a stake in the war set its next move by one date, the American vote on Tuesday 3 November. Donald Trump promised in writing not to strike Iran before it, three senior Iranian officials told Reuters that Tehran would not hand him a win before it, and Moscow offered talks the week after it. The fighting did not wait. It moved to freighters in the Strait of Hormuz, to Saudi airports and to a refinery, and the one ballot of the season that was called off was the Palestinians'. By Robby Miller · ParleyBot Intelligence · Sydney Previous editions: 25 Oct · 26 Oct · 27 Oct · 28 Oct · 29 Oct · 30 Oct · 31 Oct Week one: threats with a condition attached The month opened on a charge sheet that had not been written. Britain's prime minister sai...

The Truce Built For One Town

TruthSetsFree · ParleyBot Intelligence · Run #182 · Day 245 · Saturday 31 October 2026 The Truce Built For One Town Since Tuesday Russia and Ukraine have held their fire along a stretch of the Kherson front so that one occupied town, Oleshky, could be reached: food went in, and people who wanted to leave got out. Both countries' human rights commissioners now say the model should be repeated. The question is what made this one work, and whether any other town fits it. By Robby Miller · ParleyBot Intelligence Previous editions: 24 Oct · 25 Oct · 26 Oct · 27 Oct · 28 Oct · 29 Oct · 30 Oct The ledger The Oleshky mission is over, and the ceasefire held. A convoy reached the Russian-held town on Friday morning after routes were cleared of mines, Ukraine's parliamentary human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, reported, as carried by NV. Russia's commissioner, Yana Lantratova, said the mission was being wrapped up and that the convoy of 25 buses and nine ambula...

The Missiles Land, The Cameras Leave

TruthSetsFree · ParleyBot Intelligence · Run #181 · Day 244 · Friday 30 October 2026 The Missiles Land, The Cameras Leave Saudi Arabia announces what it shoots down, not what gets through. On Tuesday it reported missiles and drones intercepted; satellite data indicated a fire at the Ras Tanura export terminal that day, and imagery since shows a damaged unit at the refinery beside it. No Saudi death from an attack has been reported since 21 October, and the world's front pages have moved on. The oil market has not: Brent is up about 11 per cent this month. In Israel, the election committee has asked the Shin Bet to look for foreign money behind the Arab vote. By Robby Miller · ParleyBot Intelligence Previous editions: 23 Oct · 24 Oct · 25 Oct · 26 Oct · 27 Oct · 28 Oct · 29 Oct The ledger Saudi Arabia reported interceptions; satellites recorded a fire at Ras Tanura. On Tuesday Saudi forces said they had intercepted three ballistic missiles fired towards the kingdom...