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U.S. officials told ABC News the strikes on Qeshm were defensive in nature.

ByDavid Brennan
Last Updated: November 3, 2026, 7:04 AM 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.

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Nov 01, 2026, 3:04 AM EST

Trump says US not in 'a hurry' to agree deal

President Donald Trump said on Saturday during a Halloween event at Mar-a-Lago that the U.S. has no hard timetable regarding negotiations with Iran over a possible deal to end the ongoing war with Iran.

"We're not in that much of a hurry from the standpoint that we've knocked out their navy," Trump said. "We've knocked out their air force, we've knocked out their anti-aircraft, we've knocked out almost every piece of military equipment they have."

Trump also said the U.S. had "knocked out" much of Iran's manufacturing capability and nuclear sites. "We still have to take care of, I would say, one or two sites, but we can do that in ten minutes."

President Donald Trump speaks at a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 31, 2026.
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