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The secretary attacked Iranian leadership after moving to a military base.

Last Updated: November 13, 2026, 1:04 PM EST

Talks between the U.S. and Iran remain stalled despite the two countries signing a memorandum of understanding in June, aimed at ending the war that began with joint American-Israeli strikes on the country in February. The opening strikes killed a host of top Iranian officials and commanders, among them Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The two sides have continued to exchange strikes, though have not returned to the intense fighting seen in the early stages of the conflict. The U.S. says it is enforcing a naval blockade of the country's Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman ports, while Iran claims control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and continues to claim attacks on shipping transiting the waterway.

Meanwhile, intensified fighting between Saudi-backed Yemeni forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen has seen the latter repeatedly attack Saudi military, oil infrastructure and transport facilities.

See the most recent developments below.

Nov 12, 2026, 8:32 AM EST

'We don't need a deal with Iran,' Trump says

President Donald Trump said in a post to social media on Thursday that the U.S. doesn't "need a deal with Iran," adding that he had directed Vice President JD Vance -- a key Iran war negotiator -- to instead focus "his complete and total attention" on tackling alleged corruption and crime in Democrat-run cities and states.

"We don't need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We've got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we've got their Strait!" he wrote.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

Nov 11, 2026, 1:32 PM EST

If the US attacks Pickaxe Mountain, Iran will respond by targeting all US bases, Iranian official says

If the U.S. attacks Pickaxe Mountain, Iran will respond by targeting all U.S. military bases, including bases in European countries, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, warned in an interview on Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen TV, according to IRIB.

Rezaei also said that if the enemy wants to launch a new attack against Iran, based on their own calculations, the war will not last more than 4 to 5 days, according to IRIB

Nov 11, 2026, 1:23 PM EST

Trump claims the US didn’t start the Iran war

President Donald Trump said "America did not start a war with Iran," but that "Iran has been waging war on America since 1979," while speaking at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Veterans’ Day.

Trump also claimed the U.S. "won" the war but that he wants to make sure "total victory" is achieved, saying it was "about time somebody fought back."

"It’ll take them 25 years to rebuild back while we have destroyed, and hopefully we won't have to destroy any more of that country. Got a lot of work to do to put it back,” Trump said.

Trump again promised that the war in Iran will end "soon," though he did not provide a concrete timeline. He also highlighted the 18 U.S. servicemembers that have fallen from hostile action since the war began in February, but he made a point to argue that active fighting only took place for "a few weeks."

“We began operations against Iran seven months ago, of which only a few weeks were active, hard fighting. We lost 18 beautiful souls, but when this conflict is over, and it will be soon, the entire world will be a much safer and better place, more peaceful place,” he said.

Nov 10, 2026, 12:10 PM EST

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel damaged in attack, UAE says

A vessel with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Logistics and Services was damaged in an attack Tuesday afternoon, the United Arab Emirates state-run news agency (WAM) reported.

The attack reportedly occurred in the territorial waters of the UAE and "response efforts" were ongoing, according to WAM.

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