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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

  Authorities have identified the nine victims aboard the Learjet that plummeted to the ground and erupted into a fireball in Palm Beach County, Florida, including a family with young children and a 20-year-old co-pilot. The twin-engine Learjet 60 took off from Austin, Texas, bound for North Eleuthera in the Bahamas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). LiveATC.net radio recordings show that minutes before crashing, the pilot reported ice buildup, an outside temperature of -47°C and moderate turbulence with altitude swings up to 700 feet. The aircraft then plunged from 35,250 feet to 8,750 feet in just over a minute — about 350 feet per second — before slamming nose-first into the ground, killing all nine people aboard and leaving a massive crater near a shopping center in Palm Beach. Authorities have not revealed what caused the crash, though the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed that weather conditions are the primary focus of the investig...

  Civilian vehicles have found their way into Iranian military service for years, despite sanctions, Reuters found (Tasnim / CC BY) By The Maritime Executive 2026-11-01 15:18:16 A painstaking investigation by Reuters has uncovered a vast network of accounts and companies used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to import materials needed by missile, drone and front-line units of the IRGC, currently the United States’ principal adversary. Readers of The Maritime Executive will be familiar with sophisticated mechanisms the IRGC uses to import the materials it needs to prosecute its warfare against neighboring states, Israel and the United States. These tools are what one would expect of an organization which conducts extensive drug smuggling operations as a means to circumvent sanctions and customs controls. It is an organization which has deep experience, and a nimbleness and flexibility to stay one step ahead as smuggling routes are closed down - always exploiting ...

  Political strategist Colin Reed joins 'Fox & Friends First' to analyze how Abdul El-Sayed's anti-Israel comments are creating dividing lines among local Democrats as Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., throws her support behind his GOP opponent Mike Rogers. The rare move has shaken up a race where El-Sayed holds a small lead in the polls with just one day before Election Day. Stevens, who was considered the more moderate establishment candidate in her primary against El-Sayed earlier this year, said she remains "a very proud Democrat" who loves Michigan. She insisted, however, in the video message posted to social media over the weekend that she could not support El-Sayed, citing his backing from radical left-wing political streamer Hasan Piker. "Hey Michigan, as you may have seen, our Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Abdul said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away and he's right. And that's why I'm endorsing...