Iran's Supreme Leader has ordered an immediate response with no geographic limit to any new attack, and Mike Ritland lays out how he thinks about being ready at home.
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 2 NOVEMBER 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader ordered the military to meet any attack with an "immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted response," and to update its target bank so all kinds of U.S. and Israeli assets are within reach. President Trump says one or two sites in Iran remain, including Pickaxe Mountain, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio says no decision has been made on resuming strikes.
Mike Ritland breaks down what an unrestricted threat could mean here at home, then answers the question viewers keep asking: what does being prepared actually look like? He walks through a simple 10-to-14-day plan for water, power, food, medical supplies and light, plus what to do if it runs longer than two weeks. For deeper training, he points viewers to Clint Emerson and Mike Glover.
Also covered: the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz as both sides claim control; North Korea's latest weapons test; China's coast guard pressing in off Taiwan; and why the U.S. is getting involved in Russian gas to Europe.
Could your household last 14 days with no power and no store runs? Tell us what's in your kit in the comments.
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0:00 Iran orders a response with no geographic limit
1:30 Prepping at home: the 14-day plan
3:15 Water first
5:35 Food and power
6:30 Medical, firearms and light
8:15 Past two weeks: a secondary location
10:20 Hormuz standoff: who controls the strait?
12:20 North Korea tests during U.S. air drills
13:25 China's coast guard off Taiwan
16:45 Russian gas, Europe and the U.S.
