Wars 2026 02/28 Israel-Iran War 3.0

[Saif]

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Putin shares Iran’s peace deal stance with Trump: Kremlin
Agence France-Presse . Moscow, Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin. | File photo

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Donald Trump about Iran’s position on a possible Mideast peace deal, the Kremlin said Saturday.

The Kremlin said Tehran’s stance was relayed in a phone call held between the two leaders on Friday. It did not say how Trump responded, nor elaborate on Iran’s position.

Diplomatic efforts to end the more-than-seven-month-long Iran conflict, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, have been at an impasse since the summer.

Putin met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of a summit in Turkmenistan earlier this week, where the Russian leader expressed an interest in helping broker peace.

‘In coordination with the Iranian president, Putin conveyed the Iranian side’s views on a possible resolution to the conflict to Trump,’ Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday, according to Russia’s state RIA news agency.

The United States and Iran agreed a memorandum of understanding in June that spelled out a framework for ending their conflict, but Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz prompted a resumption of US military operations.

Recent indirect talks between Washington and Tehran on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly failed to produce a breakthrough.​

 

[Lulldapull]

Iran has long defeated both the US and Israel militarily and if these two continue to fuckk around with Iran then Iran will totally demolish their existence in the region.

 

[Saif]

Trump mocks popularity of the name Mohammad, common among Muslims

US President Donald Trump made a joke about the popularity of the name Mohammad in the Muslim world as he mocked Iran's presidency during a campaign speech on Friday. "You ‌know, if you're in doubt about somebody's name from the Middle East, just say 'Mohammad,'" Trump told a crowd in Dalton

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Trump mocks popularity of the name Mohammad, common among Muslims

US President Donald Trump points as he leaves a campaign event in Dalton, Georgia, US on October 16, 2026. — Reuters photo

US President Donald Trump made a joke about the popularity of the name Mohammad in the Muslim world as he mocked Iran's presidency during a campaign speech on Friday.

"You ‌know, if you're in doubt about somebody's name from the Middle East, just say 'Mohammad,'" Trump told a crowd in Dalton, Georgia. "You have about a 65% chance. 'Hello, Mohammad.' I've done it for years now. I've never been wrong."

Mohammad is one of the most common male names among Muslims, who often name their sons after ⁠the Prophet Mohammad, believed by Muslims to be the final prophet.

Trump made the comment as he was discussing Iran during a rally in a hangar at Dalton Municipal Airport in Georgia, where he campaigned for Republican political candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.

"Iran is the only country where nobody wants to be president," Trump said, then pretended to ask several people named Mohammad whether they wanted the job. Masoud Pezeshkian has been president of Iran since 2024.

The Georgia crowd gave the joke a muted response.

Rights advocates ‌and ⁠Muslim advocacy groups have repeatedly criticized Trump for rhetoric that they say demonizes and mocks Muslims, immigrants and ethnic minorities.

He has escalated such rhetoric during the midterm campaign season, particularly against Somali and Muslim Americans including Muslim Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Ilhan ⁠Omar, a Minnesota Democrat who came to the US as a Somali refugee.

Trump repeated his vow that Iran would never get a nuclear weapon, seven months after the United States and Israel ⁠launched a war on Tehran aimed in part at crippling its nuclear program.

An annual report by the Council on American Islamic Relations released earlier this year attributed rising ⁠Islamophobia in the US in part to Trump's crackdown on immigration and pro-Palestinian protests during his second term.​

 

[Saif]

Iran will not ‘bow’ to foreign aggression, Pezeshkian says

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country will not “bow down to the excesses of aggressor countries”. “We will not allow the enemies to covet our country’s soil, just as we do not covet the soil of other countries,” he said during a meeting to review the qu

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Iran will not ‘bow’ to foreign aggression, Pezeshkian says

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Source: Reuters/File

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country will not “bow down to the excesses of aggressor countries”.

“We will not allow the enemies to covet our country’s soil, just as we do not covet the soil of other countries,” he said during a meeting to review the qualifications of the proposed minister of defence, according to the news agency ISNA.​

 

[Saif]

Two "violating" oilers caught fire after hitting naval mines in Hormuz Strait: IRGC

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said two "violating" oil tankers caught fire on Tuesday after hitting naval mines laid by its naval forces in the Strait of Hormuz, as its Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the country will not let any strike against it go unanswered. In a statement pu

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Two "violating" oilers caught fire after hitting naval mines in Hormuz Strait: IRGC

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said two "violating" oil tankers caught fire on Tuesday after hitting naval mines laid by its naval forces in the Strait of Hormuz, as its Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the country will not let any strike against it go unanswered.

In a statement published on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said the oil tankers sought to cross the strait through the "illegal" route south of the waterway when they collided with the mines, warning that attempting to cross the mined path in the strait is "illegal" and will result only in the burning of the "violators' assets."

The IRGC added that in another operation, its air defense forces shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone Monday night over the Strait of Hormuz, noting that its forces are constantly monitoring the situation in the region and will continue to exercise sovereignty and management over the strait.

Also on Tuesday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the country will not let any strike against it go unanswered and will respond with equal or greater force.

At a weekly press conference in Tehran, Baghaei rejected claims circulating on social media over the past few days that the United States had sent a message announcing its intention to attack Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, which is claimed to be linked to the country's nuclear program.

Baghaei said Iran has demonstrated over the past two years that the era of "hit and run" is over, dismissing suggestions that Iran would refrain from retaliating as "fantasies."

Baghaei also added that no talks were held between Tehran and Moscow on the details of the former's nuclear issue during Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's recent visit to Iran.

In an interview with Newsmax on Thursday night, U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States may have to target Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, stressing that Washington seeks to ensure that Tehran will not develop nuclear weapons​

 

[Saif]

Trump says US may launch another military operation against Iran

President Donald Trump said on Friday the US may carry out another military operation against Iran just as the Iran war nears its eight-month mark and rising fuel prices weigh on the US midterm elections. "We may do another little Epic Fury," Trump told a rally in Florida, using the US military's

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Trump says US may launch another military operation against Iran

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One to depart en route to Clarksville, Tennessee, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, Oct 10, 2026.
Source: REUTERS/Eric Lee


President Donald Trump said on Friday the US may carry out another military operation against Iran just as the Iran war nears its eight-month mark and rising fuel prices weigh on the US midterm elections.

"We may do another little Epic Fury," Trump told a rally in Florida, using the US military's term for its war on Iran. He did not elaborate.

Trump said earlier in the day the US could end the war quickly but questioned whether Washington should seek a swift conclusion or allow the conflict to gradually wind down.

Trump, who has offered shifting goals and timelines for the war, has said in recent campaign remarks that the war will end soon, "one way or the other."

He said this month the US would not launch an attack on Iran before the November 3 elections that will determine control of Congress, where Trump's Republican Party holds a narrow majority in both chambers.

The US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, and Iran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases. US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed thousands and displaced millions.

The war has raised oil and gas prices around the world.

Tehran plans a wider retaliation if the war resumes, Iranian officials said.

Iran has drawn up detailed plans to target undersea communications cables in the Gulf if the US and Israel attack Iran again, according to two senior Iranian security officials.​

 

[Saif]

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US military not allowed to enter Gulf: Iran
Iran to target Americans, US spy chief warns

Agence France-Presse . Tehran, Iran

Iran said on Saturday that US military ships would never be allowed to enter the Gulf ‘under any circumstances’ and President Donald Trump will ‘take that dream to his grave’.

The remarks came amid mounting US and Israeli threats of renewed attacks on Iran, as US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack warned that Washington could ‘absolutely’ strike Iran as soon as this weekend.

‘We will not allow US military ships in the Persian Gulf under any circumstances and at any time,’ said Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi, according to Iranian state television.

‘The US president must dream of seeing the armed forces enter the Persian Gulf. He will take that dream to his grave.’

Iran has ‘substantially increased’ its efforts to target Americans in the Middle East and beyond, US national intelligence chief Jay Clayton warned on Friday.

The warning comes after Washington ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia this week, following increasing attacks from Yemen’s Houthis.

The kingdom has come under near-daily attacks this month from the Iran-backed group, including a strike on Riyadh’s international airport that was the kingdom’s deadliest in years.

‘We have received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target US personnel,’ Clayton said in a memo sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to a US official.

‘The lethal plotting efforts by the Iranians against US citizens have reached advanced stages in both the Middle East and certain other countries,’ said the memo, which was first reported by Axios.

Washington previously ordered non-essential staff to leave the Gulf ahead of the start of its war against Iran and again in July before US President Donald Trump called off a new wave of strikes.

The US official said: ‘When it comes to our staffing at embassies, we constantly evaluate new information about the security environment.’

‘The threat of Houthi attacks and of Iranian terror plots targeting US officials are informing our decisions,’ the official added.

Trump suggested on Friday that the US might launch renewed military operations against Iran.

‘We may do another little Epic Fury’ Trump said, referring to the US name for its attacks on Iran. He did not give any indication on timing.

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, Iranian media reported.

Pezeshkian is due to visit Russia for a meeting of gas-exporting countries.

‘The Iranian president will visit Moscow to attend the summit of gas-exporting countries that will take place on Tuesday October 27,’ the Tasnim news agency reported, citing Tehran’s ambassador to the country, Kazem Jalali.

The two leaders will discuss economic cooperation as well as ‘questions of geopolitics’, Jalali was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that many Iranians were struggling to put food on the table, as the economic pressure from the Middle East war with the United States mounts.

‘There are many people in this society who are struggling to put food on the table because of the war we have found ourselves in, because of the wartime conditions we are living under,’ Pezeshkian said in a speech shared on his website.

Pezeshkian called for an end to what he described as a ‘state of neither war nor peace’, saying Tehran ‘must also get out of this situation’, without specifying how.

His remarks came as fears of renewed fighting grew. On Friday, US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said US strikes on Iran could resume as soon as this weekend.​

 

[Lulldapull]

Iran should invade the GCC and just dismantle all these Zionist outfits.

Otherwise this war wont end.

 

[Lulldapull]

If these Zionists push their luck........Iran will absolutely demolish all these little piece a shiit muzz-Lim outlets created by the British that surround Iran today. There will be no mercy!

 

[Egyptian]

@Lulldapull

 

[Saif]

US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, Pentagon estimates

The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25 per cent higher than the Defense Department's estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its estimate, which has

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US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, Pentagon estimates

USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) launches Tomahawk cruise missiles from an unknown location, as the United States launched new strikes against multiple targets overnight in Iran, the US military said on Wednesday, in this still image obtained from a handout video released on June 10, 2026. — US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS/File

The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25 per cent higher than the Defense Department's estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its estimate, which has not been shared publicly.

The disclosure about the rising cost of the Iran war comes as Republicans wrestle with the ⁠political fallout of the unpopular conflict ahead of the November 3 election that will determine control of Congress for the next two years.

The war's impact on global energy costs has weighed on support for Republican candidates and hurt President Donald Trump's approval ratings. Trump's Republican Party holds a narrow majority in both chambers of Congress.

The Pentagon's latest estimate was tied to the operational costs of carrying out the war, with a projected cost of more than $29 billion to replace expended munitions used in the conflict.

More than $6 billion would be needed to replace military equipment and so-called "platform losses," which include the loss of aircraft including many drones lost during the war.

Trump launched the Iran war ‌jointly with ⁠Israel in February, predicting that the conflict would last a short time.

Trump's initial strategy in the Iran war focused on first using expensive, high-end precision missiles to bomb Iran's defenses so it could later use less expensive munitions, including gravity bombs like the air-launched JDAMs, which are plentiful.

But an April ceasefire gave time for Iran to dig out underground storage facilities, bringing back online ⁠some Iranian defenses, as well as missiles and drones that had been inaccessible.

Trump has since imposed a naval blockade on Iran to starve it of oil export revenue and held out the possibility of restarting combat operations after the midterm elections. US officials, ⁠speaking on condition of anonymity, say the Pentagon has been planning to restart heavy fighting if ordered to do so.

The latest Pentagon estimate compares to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's July estimate of $37.5 billion for the cost of the war.

Trump's initial strategy in the Iran war focused on first using expensive, high-end precision missiles to bomb Iran's defenses so it could later use less expensive munitions, including gravity bombs like the air-launched JDAMs, which are plentiful.

But an April ceasefire gave time for Iran to dig out underground storage facilities, bringing back online ⁠some Iranian defenses, as well as missiles and drones that had been inaccessible.

Trump has since imposed a naval blockade on Iran to starve it of oil export revenue and held out the possibility of restarting combat operations after the midterm elections. US officials, ⁠speaking on condition of anonymity, say the Pentagon has been planning to restart heavy fighting if ordered to do so.

The latest Pentagon estimate compares to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's July estimate of $37.5 billion for the cost of the war.​

 

[Lulldapull]

Its long been over no? Da fuqq can da US do now?

Iran can just literally walk right on in the GCC and kill all dem monkey, but that's just not goin look good no?

 

[Lulldapull]

Iran's long been in charge of da region gents. Its just not being advertised as such for poor colluddzz people of da region:

 

[Saif]

Iran says no plans to meet US officials

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran currently has no plans to meet with U.S. officials, while consultations with Qatari and Pakistani mediators continue over Iran's conditions for resolving the crisis, Qatar's Al Jazeera reported Saturday. In an interview with Al Jazeera

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Iran says no plans to meet US officials

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran currently has no plans to meet with U.S. officials, while consultations with Qatari and Pakistani mediators continue over Iran's conditions for resolving the crisis, Qatar's Al Jazeera reported Saturday.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Araghchi dismissed reports of possible meetings as media speculation, saying Iran saw no need to meet with American officials at present.

He said Tehran would decide whether to hold direct or indirect negotiations after Washington accepted Iran's conditions, reports Xinhua.

Araghchi said an Iranian delegation had traveled to Qatar for further discussions, adding that his aide was there to continue consultations with mediators.

According to Araghchi, Iran's conditions include recognition of a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz that Tehran had worked out with Oman, and the closure of other routes.

He said Tehran also sought the lifting of sanctions imposed after the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), a reduction in U.S. military forces in the region, the restoration of sanctions waivers for Iranian oil exports, and the release of all frozen Iranian funds, including those held in Qatar.

Iran also demanded an end to hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, he said.

Araghchi said mediators had presented proposals concerning Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran was reviewing as part of what he described as a second phase.

The Iranian foreign minister also said a letter from U.S. Vice President JD Vance had been reviewed at high-level meetings, describing the American effort to open the door to broader dialogue and understanding as a "positive step."

On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the region, and tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.

A ceasefire was achieved between the warring parties on April 8. On June 18, Iran and the United States signed the MoU on ending the war in the region on all fronts.

Under the MoU, the two countries were scheduled to hold negotiations within 60 days, ending on Aug. 17, to reach a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program and the removal of sanctions. However, they failed to make sufficient progress toward a deal.​

 

[Saif]

Iran warns US, Israel against new attacks after Trump, Netanyahu threats

Iran's supreme leader on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against launching new attacks following their threats to resume strikes after crucial elections, as fears mount over a return to fighting. The declaration came as the Islamic republic's top diplomat said there were no plans...

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Iran warns US, Israel against new attacks after Trump, Netanyahu threats

AFP

Tehran

Flags of US, IranReuters, AFP

Iran's supreme leader on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against launching new attacks following their threats to resume strikes after crucial elections, as fears mount over a return to fighting.

The declaration came as the Islamic republic's top diplomat said there were no plans to hold talks with the United States, as indirect mediation via Qatar continues.

President Donald Trump has warned of fresh military action after the US holds midterm elections early next week, saying last weekend that he was weighing whether to "finish them off".

In Israel, which is coming off fresh elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken of a "historic, one-time opportunity" to topple the Iranian government.

Polls in both countries could determine the direction of the conflict, with Israel having voted Tuesday but yet to form a new government.

"Any level or type of threat must be met with an immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted response," Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei told top military commanders in a meeting, according to a statement.

The encounter was the first reported meeting between Khamenei and military top brass, and included armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi, army chief Amir Hatami and Revolutionary Guards commander Ahmad Vahidi.

The supreme leader has not been seen publicly since before he took the helm in March after the killing of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.

Khamenei also ordered commanders to update Iran's target list to include "all types of tangible and intangible assets belonging to the American-Zionist enemy".

Iran has previously warned it would consider severing undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz.

Petrol prices weigh on US vote

Since the initial US-Israeli strikes in February, ordinary Iranians "have been left in a state of limbo for the past year", Fariba, a Tehran housewife, told AFP.

But other residents in the Iranian capital brushed off the possible return to full-scale conflict.

"We do not fear another war. We have been at war for 48 years now," said Ebrahim, a salesman in his forties.

Since the outbreak of the war, Tehran has restricted shipping through the strategic waterway, which normally carries around one-fifth of global oil consumption.

The blockade has caused a spike in global energy prices, making the war unpopular among the US public ahead of midterm congressional elections Tuesday.

Gains for the opposition Democrats could restrict, to an extent, Trump's ability to enact policy.

Voting in Israel has left Netanyahu's political camp with the most seats in parliament but short of a majority, leaving the make-up of the next administration unclear.

'Flames of war'

The war began on 28 February with US-Israeli strikes on Iran. The Islamic republic swiftly responded with attacks on American assets in countries around the region.

Fresh diplomatic efforts are underway to avert any resumption of fighting, with Qatari mediators landing in Tehran on Friday, and US Vice President JD Vance sending a letter to Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei.

But Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that "currently, there are no plans for meetings with American officials".

"Iran's conditions are clear, and consultations regarding them are ongoing among mediators," he said in an interview with Al Jazeera, according to the state news agency IRNA.

Qatar and Pakistan have been mediating between the warring parties, but the talks have yet to produce a lasting agreement.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Vance had sent his letter to Iran's security chief at Trump's direction in a bid to revive negotiations and avert further US strikes.

Araghchi confirmed that Iran received the letter, saying, "The American side's effort to open a dialogue and reach a broader understanding is viewed as a positive step."

But the Iranian side kept firm its warnings against further attacks.

Earlier on Saturday, army spokesman Mohammad Akaraminia said that any resumption of hostilities would only expand the scope of the war.

"The flames of war will undoubtedly engulf a much wider geographical area," he said on social media, without elaborating.

Araghchi warned on X of an "Earth-shattering blow Iran's Powerful Armed Forces will deal against those who dare harm our people".

He said there would no longer be any "red lines".​

 

[Lulldapull]

Iran's long won this guys before the first drone was used in this conflict.
Iran's just sitting pretty and de facto taken over/ undermined the entire ME and everybody else is just talking shiit.

Iran has made it crystal now..........
Yous gotta go and not come back.
This third class ME belongs to Iran now........And Russia/ China don't care and the other chutiya muzz-Lims are powerless to respond to this Iranian punking of the entire region.

Lets not try making it appear anything other than what it is.
Iran's totally defeated the US in the entire ME.

 

[Saif]

Violating oiler caught fire after hitting mines in Hormuz Strait: Iran

The navy of Iran's Army said Saturday a "violating" oil tanker caught fire earlier in the day after hitting naval mines east of the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement on the army's website, the navy said the oil tanker had turned off its navigation systems and was transiting the "forbidden and unsaf

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Violating oiler caught fire after hitting mines in Hormuz Strait: Iran

The navy of Iran's Army said Saturday a "violating" oil tanker caught fire earlier in the day after hitting naval mines east of the Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement on the army's website, the navy said the oil tanker had turned off its navigation systems and was transiting the "forbidden and unsafe" region east of the strait, ignoring warnings, when it hit the mines and caught fire.

It warned that the same fate awaits any "violating" vessels that ignores warnings and enters the "forbidden" areas of the waterway, reports Xinhua.

Iran tightened its grip on the strait on Feb. 28, barring safe passage of vessels belonging to or affiliated with Israel and the United States following their joint strikes on Iranian territory.​

 

[Saif]

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Forces ‘stronger’ than at beginning of war: Iran

US offers $20m reward for Tehran’s nuclear info

Agence France-Presse . Tehran, Iran

Iran said on Saturday its military had grown ‘stronger’ since the outset of its war with the United States, as mediators including Qatar worked to prevent any return to fighting after months of deadlock in the conflict.

Washington also offered a $20 million reward for information about Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Instagram on Saturday that over the past 48 hours he held phone calls with ministers from 12 countries.

US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, called Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Friday to discuss efforts to end the war.

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani applauded colleagues in the US administration for ‘genuine intentions to find a way to contain the situation and to de-escalate it’.

‘Thanks also to some wise voices in Tehran, we have prevented that from getting out of control,’ he said in Oxford on Friday.

Trump said Iran—which he stressed has had its economy and military severely damaged over eight months of war—is eager to end the conflict.

‘We’re dealing with them now. They want to make a deal very badly,’ he said.

The Middle East conflict began when the US and Israel attacked Iran in late February.

Tehran has since sought to limit traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption.

Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said the strategic waterway would remain closed until Tehran’s demands were met by Washington.

He also said Iran’s forces ‘are on higher alert and are stronger than they were at the beginning of the war’.

‘They now possess greater motivation, commitment and self-confidence,’ he added, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

‘Under the order of the Supreme Leader, the response of the armed forces will be immediate, effective and without geographical limitations.’

Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebbi told Fars news agency on Saturday that ‘the increase in the range of Iran’s missiles continues steadily’.

He spoke days after Trump’s Republican Party suffered heavy losses in midterm elections widely viewed as a referendum on the US leader’s turbulent second term.

Ali Vaez, of the International Crisis Group, told AFP that ‘having suffered electoral defeat and failed to secure military victory, Trump is unlikely to tolerate the trifecta of diplomatic humiliation’.

‘The midterms have raised the political cost of war, but a lame duck Trump could become a flame duck if Iran denies him a face-saving exit,’ he added.

‘Both sides may be mistaking the other’s weakness for a reason to hold out rather than compromise.’

Qatar’s prime minister said ‘we cannot... just wait for this moment of a perfect deal’ as there would never be one.

He added that priority should be given to addressing the nuclear issue and ensuring freedom of navigation and the security of the Gulf.

Iran’s army said in a statement carried by state TV on Saturday that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz ‘caught fire and came to a halt after striking a naval mine’.

The US had recently said all mines had been cleared from the waterway.

On Saturday, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that two missiles had struck Qeshm Island in the strait, adding there was no official information about any damage.

Iranian state television reported two explosions on the island.

The Iranian army said early Saturday that its air defences had ‘struck and destroyed’ a US drone that was flying over the island, according to state media. It did not say whether the island was attacked.

On Friday, the US military said it was offering a $20 million reward ‘and possible relocation’ for information about Iran’s nuclear programme.​

 

[Lulldapull]

Iran won't open the SOH/ Bad Al-Mundubb, unless the US publicly admits defeat and admits that political Islam is on their payroll and all this bullshit will not fly any longer.

 

[Saif]

Trump says resumption of war with Iran 'highly unlikely'

US President Donald Trump on Sunday cast doubt on renewed fighting with Iran, telling CNN that it was "highly unlikely" so long as talks progressed

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Trump says resumption of war with Iran 'highly unlikely'

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US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 4, 2026. Photo: Reuters

US President Donald Trump on Sunday cast doubt on renewed fighting with Iran, telling CNN that it was "highly unlikely" so long as talks progressed.

"The answer is highly unlikely it's going to be necessary... I would if necessary, but we hit them really hard," Trump said, while warning that any decision to resume hostilities "depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement."​

 

[Lulldapull]

Trump says resumption of war with Iran 'highly unlikely'

US President Donald Trump on Sunday cast doubt on renewed fighting with Iran, telling CNN that it was "highly unlikely" so long as talks progressed

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Trump says resumption of war with Iran 'highly unlikely'

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US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 4, 2026. Photo: Reuters

US President Donald Trump on Sunday cast doubt on renewed fighting with Iran, telling CNN that it was "highly unlikely" so long as talks progressed.

"The answer is highly unlikely it's going to be necessary... I would if necessary, but we hit them really hard," Trump said, while warning that any decision to resume hostilities "depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement."​

Saif bhai ab kya reh gya hae?

Its so over no?

Iss-Toopid manufactured muzlim vs da west narrative? created by da dirty Jew?

Come on now?

 

[Lulldapull]

Iran is a chutiya outfit actually caring about colluddzz people, who would dump Iran in a heartbeat vs the muzz-Lim donkey in Sawdi Judea or AL-Turkiya.

 

[Saif]

Iran is a chutiya outfit actually caring about colluddzz people, who would dump Iran in a heartbeat vs the muzz-Lim donkey in Sawdi Judea or AL-Turkiya.

Bhai,

Iran is the only country in the Middle East which has the guts to confront the USA and Israel. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia is the biggest dalal of the USA and Israel.

 

[PakistanProud]

Bhai,

Iran is the only country in the Middle East which has the guts to confront the USA and Israel. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia is the biggest dalal of the USA and Israel.

Iran has definitely put up a fight and changed the game. Many thought it would go down easily, but even the Pakistani establishment are impressed with them. They have roots of a Persian history afterall @Lulldapull

 

[Saif]

Trump sees 'positive momentum' on Iran after Qatar PM talks

US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was momentum toward ending the war with Iran, as he declared that the country "militarily, is effectively over," but kept open the possibility of new strikes. Trump met at the White House with Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al...

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Trump sees 'positive momentum' on Iran after Qatar PM talks

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US President Donald Trump gestures after participating in a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 9 November, 2026. AFP

US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was momentum toward ending the war with Iran, as he declared that the country "militarily, is effectively over," but kept open the possibility of new strikes.

Trump met at the White House with Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani -- a key mediator in the Iran war. It was his first meeting with a foreign leader since his party's massive losses in the midterm elections.

Trump later posted on Truth Social that the two leaders had "an excellent conversation" and that "much was discussed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran."

In the weeks leading up to the midterms, there was widespread speculation that US strikes against Iran would resume soon after.

However, Trump has talked down resuming the conflict while leaving the door open to further strikes -- a position he reiterated Monday at a White House press briefing.

"Iran, militarily, is effectively over. We're just keeping it the status quo," Trump told reporters. "But if we do have to go back in, we are locked and loaded, and ready to go."

In his social post on Monday, Trump said that he believed further strikes were "quite unlikely" given that key US allies in the Gulf "would prefer the status quo."

"We are seeing positive momentum toward an end to this Conflict, and will ensure that America's interests are at all times protected," Trump said.

"Imaginary talks"

Iranian officials meanwhile expressed defiance at the continued pressure from Washington.

The Islamic republic's top security chief, Mohsen Rezai, wrote on X late Monday that the US "flails like a desperate gambler," telling Washington to "fold your hand. Stop manufacturing fake news about imaginary talks."

Earlier, Tehran's top negotiator Mahammad Bagher Ghalibaf claimed on X that Israel was pushing the US deeper into conflict, adding that "unless Washington drops the 'Israel First' mindset, America and its allies are headed straight for a dark age."

On the ground in Iran, strikes -- which have not been publicly acknowledged by the US military -- are continuing, according to Iranian authorities.

The island of Qeshm, located in the Strait of Hormuz, was targeted overnight from Sunday to Monday, the provincial deputy governor stated on state television.

Trump has acknowledged that the highly unpopular war with Iran was at least partially responsible for the Republicans' defeat, not least because it has contributed to rising prices in the US economy.​

 

[Lulldapull]

Iran has definitely put up a fight and changed the game. Many thought it would go down easily, but even the Pakistani establishment are impressed with them. They have roots of a Persian history afterall @Lulldapull

Yaar what pride now bhai? Hamari jaan per bandhi huwee hae aaj kal. Petrol/ diesel is just too expensive and ghareeb log are dying.

Irans da new boss (chaudhry) of da region now........

What do we do now bhai?

Can somehow our $300 billion debt to the IMF/ WB/ ADB/ Paris club be paid off so we are free men?

We need to engage these iranis and cut an energy deal now cuz nothing leaves the SOH/ Bab Al-Mandubb without irani consent/ bhatta.

Hamara kya banay ga ab in dis post US era?

 

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Trump sees 'positive momentum' on Iran after Qatar PM talks

US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was momentum toward ending the war with Iran, as he declared that the country "militarily, is effectively over," but kept open the possibility of new strikes. Trump met at the White House with Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al...

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US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was momentum toward ending the war with Iran, as he declared that the country "militarily, is effectively over," but kept open the possibility of new strikes.

Trump met at the White House with Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani -- a key mediator in the Iran war. It was his first meeting with a foreign leader since his party's massive losses in the midterm elections.

Trump later posted on Truth Social that the two leaders had "an excellent conversation" and that "much was discussed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran."

In the weeks leading up to the midterms, there was widespread speculation that US strikes against Iran would resume soon after.

However, Trump has talked down resuming the conflict while leaving the door open to further strikes -- a position he reiterated Monday at a White House press briefing.

"Iran, militarily, is effectively over. We're just keeping it the status quo," Trump told reporters. "But if we do have to go back in, we are locked and loaded, and ready to go."

In his social post on Monday, Trump said that he believed further strikes were "quite unlikely" given that key US allies in the Gulf "would prefer the status quo."

"We are seeing positive momentum toward an end to this Conflict, and will ensure that America's interests are at all times protected," Trump said.

"Imaginary talks"

Iranian officials meanwhile expressed defiance at the continued pressure from Washington.

The Islamic republic's top security chief, Mohsen Rezai, wrote on X late Monday that the US "flails like a desperate gambler," telling Washington to "fold your hand. Stop manufacturing fake news about imaginary talks."

Earlier, Tehran's top negotiator Mahammad Bagher Ghalibaf claimed on X that Israel was pushing the US deeper into conflict, adding that "unless Washington drops the 'Israel First' mindset, America and its allies are headed straight for a dark age."

On the ground in Iran, strikes -- which have not been publicly acknowledged by the US military -- are continuing, according to Iranian authorities.

The island of Qeshm, located in the Strait of Hormuz, was targeted overnight from Sunday to Monday, the provincial deputy governor stated on state television.

Trump has acknowledged that the highly unpopular war with Iran was at least partially responsible for the Republicans' defeat, not least because it has contributed to rising prices in the US economy.​

He's already surrendered bro......trump just asking them iranis to not rub it in and make it obvious........

And that idiot Mohsin Rezaei sahb has unwittingly said a lot of insulting things already.

I just want pakistan to cut a deal here so our dramay viz a viz energy get addressed!

That's about all our interest is in all this bakherra!