Trump blames global diesel shortages on Ukraine, says Tehran wants a deal
Trump again said Sunday the conflict will end after the midterm elections.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.
The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the primary flashpoint. Trump said in August that the U.S. would launch a "crushing economic operation" to force Tehran into submission.
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Iranian attack on Jordan 'ineffective,' US official says
A U.S. official said a missile attack carried out by Iran toward Jordan was "ineffective."
“Iran’s response was ineffective in face of integrated air and missile defenses," the official said. "Iran fired missiles toward Jordan. American forces have 100% accountability at all locations in Jordan."
The Iranian missile barrage came after the U.S. said it destroyed five Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the targeting of a U.S. Navy warship.
In an earlier statement, the Jordanian Armed Forces said Jordanian air defense systems intercepted 20 ballistic missiles launched toward Jordanian territory, successfully intercepting and destroying 18 of them, while two missiles fell in remote areas.
No loss of life was recorded, according to the Jordanian army statement.
IRGC says it fired at US-related targets in Jordan
In response to U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have fired at U.S.-related targets in Jordan.
The targets included a hangar for fighter jets at the Al-Azraq base, it said.
US destroys 5 IRGC tankers, including 1 near Kharg Island: CENTCOM
U.S. Central Command said its forces destroyed five Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the targeting of a U.S. Navy warship.
Four of the tankers were in the Gulf of Oman, while one was near Kharg Island, CENTCOM said.
"American forces directed the crews to abandon ship before the vessels were struck and rendered inoperable," CENTCOM said.
The targeted U.S. Navy warship evaded Iranian missile attacks and no American forces were harmed, according to CENTCOM.
US struck multiple Iranian oil tankers tied to IRGC, US official says
U.S. forces "struck multiple Iranian tankers tied to the IRGC in response to more attempted missile attacks on a U.S. Navy warship," a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.
-ABC News' Luis Martinez and Steve Beynon