Iranian media on October 31st prominently featured Iran's strong reaction to US President Trump's directive to resume nuclear weapons testing. In the morning, officials like Abbas Araghchi condemned the US as the "most dangerous nuclear proliferator" (BBC Persian, Tasnim News), a decision also reported to be deepening partisan divides in the US and impacting power dynamics in the Middle East (Iran International, Shargh Daily).
Later in the day, the United Nations' report on human rights abuses and intensified repression in Iran since the 12-day war, with 21,000 arrests, garnered significant attention (BBC Persian). Concurrently, Hezbollah's leader emphasized resistance as Lebanon's strength and criticized the US as a biased mediator for Israel (Mehr News, Tasnim News). The day concluded with continued reports on the implications of Trump's nuclear test stance and a US official's visit to the Middle East to pursue "maximum pressure" on Iran (Radio Farda, BBC Persian).