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President Donald Trump / Artur Widak / Anadolu via Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran knows it will never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, claiming Tehran recently said that it would not develop one. “And now we're in first place, and we have no nuclear weapons for Iran,” the president said at a final midterm rally in Washington, D.C. “We're not going to allow Iran ever to have a nuclear weapon. “And they understand that. They've understood that and they've said it even recently, ‘we will not have a nuclear weapon,’” Trump said.

A ship was struck by a projectile off the Oman coastline on Monday, leaving a hole in its side, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ( UKMTO ) said on X. “The Master reports the vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile which has caused a hole on the starboard side,” the maritime authority said. “Vessel and crew safe, no environmental impact reported.” “Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO, whilst authorities investigate,” the maritime authority added

JD Vance / Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism Monday about reaching a deal with Iran but warned that Tehran remains unpredictable and with President Donald Trump retaining “kinetic” options. “We've had a number of good conversations with the Iranians,” Vance said at Joint Base Andrews, adding that he had also spoken with President Donald Trump about the negotiations. “The president and I both feel pretty good about the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement,” he said. “We're going to keep on working at it. You never know, of course, the Iranians are always a little unpredictable, and as the president always says, he retains kinetic options. He retains non-kinetic options. “But we've certainly made some progress. We'll see if we can make some more.” “We haven't set deadlines,” he said of the negotiations with Tehran . “We've said, here's what we want. And what we want is having destroyed their nucl...

  Iran Regime / Hamed Malekpour / Islamic consultative assembly news agency / WANA (West Asia News Agency) / Handout via Reuters An Iranian official issued a warning Monday that the nation's economy is spiraling out of control under mounting wartime pressure, Iran International reported. Mohsen Zanganeh, chairman of parliament’s Special Committee for Supporting Production, warned that skyrocketing production costs are suffocating Iran’s manufacturing base. Producer prices, he said, have risen faster than consumer prices over the past year — exposing deep fractures in Tehran’s industrial core. “Some decisions made by executive agencies, particularly the Central Bank, are inconsistent with the goal of supporting production,” Zanganeh said, also pointing at the regime.

  Gulf Allies / Win McNamee / Getty Images U.S. allies in the Gulf are preparing for potential American strikes on Iran as early as this week amid growing concerns that Tehran could retaliate by targeting civilian and economic infrastructure. Diplomatic efforts to de-escalate regional tensions remain stalled as Iran threatens an unrestrained retaliation, The Wall Street Journal reported. In response to the heightened risk, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have conducted security drills, including emergency exercises at major airports, the outlet said. In Abu Dhabi, attendees at an international energy conference cut their visits short following government advisories. Meanwhile, schools in the Saudi capital of Riyadh shifted to remote instruction this week following threats and cross-border attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Mediators said that several Arab nations have privately warned Tehran that any strikes against their domestic infrastructure could trigger individual or ...

Saudi Arabia’s defense minister spoke with War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday about strengthening military ties and easing regional tensions as the Houthis continued attacks targeting the region. “In a call with [@SecWar], we reviewed the strategic defense cooperation between our two countries,” bin Salman said on X . “We also discussed regional and global developments, including efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region and the continued Houthi terrorist attacks against the Kingdom,” he added. The call came as the Yemeni Armed Forces said its fighters had thwarted Houthi militia attacks on the Al-Aqrud front. “In a new war crime, the militia’s ballistic missiles targeted civilian villages in Al-Aqrud and Abdan, leaving 60 civilian martyrs and wounded, including children,” the military said of the Houthis. The Saudi-led coalition also said Monday that it had shot down two drones in the Riyadh area.

Netanyahu / Avi Ohayon / GPO Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for further strikes on Iran after Tuesday’s midterm elections, The Associated Press reported Monday. Citing officials, the outlet said a return to full-scale war with Iran could help Netanyahu form an emergency government after he and his far-right allies lost their parliamentary majority in last week’s elections. The officials also said diplomatic efforts made progress Monday, with Qatari mediators holding two rounds of talks with Iranian officials last week and more talks planned for this week. One Israeli official also said Netanyahu was working with senior Trump administration officials to persuade the president to launch a quick but extensive air campaign but that Trump did not appear to have made a decision. Netanyahu also pushed for the new strikes during a call with Trump over the weekend, the outlet said.

John Ratcliffe / Reuters CIA Director John Ratcliffe has advised President Donald Trump to maintain a “no war, no deal” approach toward Iran to allow the administration’s economic pressure campaign to continue, Axios reported Monday. Citing a source, the outlet said that Ratcliffe told Trump prolonged economic hardship could force Iran to make concessions or generate enough domestic instability to spark a popular revolt. 

Gil Cohen-Magen / picture-alliance / dpa / AP Images Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman said Monday he would support opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister, uniting Israel’s Jewish-led opposition parties behind a single candidate, acccording to The Times of Israel . Liberman ruled out joining a minority government backed by Arab lawmakers, one of the few possible paths to removing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “I was also clear on the topic of a minority government: It won’t happen,” he said. The opposition holds 67 seats in the 120-member Knesset but remains divided between 48 lawmakers from Jewish-led parties and 19 Arab lawmakers. Liberman also criticized Eisenkot’s campaign as “egotistical,” saying the bloc’s 48 seats fell well short of expectations.

  hour(s) ago President Donald Trump / Francis Chung / Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump described the Iran conflict as a "very soft war" Monday, warning that American forces could strike further Iranian targets "in one hour" as he defended military action against the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. "It was the road to a nuclear weapon for Iran. And Iran is the number one state sponsor of terror anywhere in the world," the president said on "Hannity." "And for we're talking about for the last 50 years, what they did, they've killed so many of our soldiers, so many people," he added before stating that they've "done this for years, and it was time for us to stop them." Trump also invoked slain Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani as he warned against allowing Tehran to get a nuclear weapon. "We cannot let Iran, an evil nation that killed many of our people. Soleimani is an ex...

  Hormuz / maps4media via Getty Images The United States struck Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, officials confirmed Monday. The strike was carried out in response to Iran firing at a U.S. aircraft this evening, the official said. The strike was “defensive” in response to Iran firing first and does not indicate a return to U.S. military strikes on Iran or the beginning of an escalation, the official confirmed. Qeshm Island is home to an underground missile site, a naval base and a major desalination plant. Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency ( IRNA ) reported earlier that five explosions were heard across Qeshm Island in succession. The news agency also cited residents who said they saw two aircraft flying overhead when the explosions occurred. Fox News' National Security Correspondent, Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report. Posted by Emma Bussey Share