Trump says US knocked out Iranian 'little bit of anti-aircraft device'
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President Donald Trump said US forces struck an Iranian air defence system on Friday, calling the action "minor" and saying it took five to 15 minutes.
The US military had earlier described strikes on Monday as defensive, with explosions heard on Qeshm, Hengam and near Bandar Abbas.
Friday's strikes are the first since Republicans lost heavily in Tuesday's midterms, which the Guardian said was partly driven by voter anger over the Iran war and high fuel prices.
Iran is reviewing Qatari mediation proposals on its nuclear programme, two West Asian officials told The Hindu, though one said Tehran will not negotiate on it until the US meets its core conditions.
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- 2026-11-07 02:19 UTCTimes of Israel · timesofisrael.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 02:53 UTCMiddle East Eye · middleeasteye.net ↗
- 2026-11-07 03:07 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 04:20 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 06:53 UTCANSA · ansa.it ↗
- 2026-11-07 07:05 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 07:37 UTCCNBC · cnbc.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 07:50 UTCKhaama Press · khaama.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 11:35 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗
- 2026-11-07 12:34 UTCArab Times · arabtimesonline.com ↗
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