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Trump says US may still strike one or two targets in Iran
Donald Trump said the US may strike one or two remaining targets in Iran, claiming much of Iran’s military and nuclear program has been destroyed.
The conflict began in February with US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and negotiations to end the war are continuing.
Trump said any strikes could be carried out quickly, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio said no decision has been made on further attacks.
Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, warned that any threat would bring an immediate response and ordered military commanders to update their target list.
Diplomatic efforts are under way to prevent fighting from resuming, with Qatari mediators in Tehran and a letter from US Vice President JD Vance to Iran’s security chief.
Iran says it will continue its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are met.
Israel has voted in a general election but has not formed a new government, while US midterm elections are also seen as relevant to the conflict’s direction.
Donald Trump said the United States still has one or two targets in Iran to deal with and could strike them within minutes.
He said the US had already knocked out much of Iran’s military and nuclear program.
Iran’s supreme leader warned that any attack would bring an immediate response.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump had not decided whether to launch fresh strikes and that Washington remained open to diplomacy.
Qatari mediators and a letter from US Vice President JD Vance were part of renewed diplomatic efforts.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump said the US had one or two targets left to strike in Iran. Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned against an attack.
- What
- Trump said the US could strike one or two more targets in Iran, potentially within 10 minutes.
- When
- Saturday, October 31, 2026.
- Where
- Trump made the remarks at his Florida residence; the targets are in Iran.
- Why
- Trump said the US had already damaged Iran’s military and nuclear program. He did not specify why the remaining targets needed to be struck.
United States under Donald Trump
Iran under Mojtaba Khamenei
Possible strikes
United States under Donald Trump
Trump said the US still had one or two targets to deal with and could do so quickly.
Iran under Mojtaba Khamenei
Khamenei warned that any threat or attack would be met with an immediate response.
The war between the US and Israel on one side and Iran began, according to the article.
Qatari mediators arrived in Tehran, and US Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei.
Trump said the US still had one or two targets to deal with in Iran.
Rubio said Trump had not decided whether to launch fresh strikes and that the US was open to a diplomatic solution.
Khamenei warned of an immediate response to any threat and told commanders to update Iran's target list.
- Remaining targets
- Trump said one or two targets remained
- Possible strike time
- 10 minutes
- Location of Trump's remarks
- His Florida residence
- Iranian supreme leader
- Mojtaba Khamenei
- Diplomatic contact
- Qatari mediators arrived in Tehran on Friday
- US letter recipient
- Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's security chief
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What people are saying
We've knocked out their nuclear. We still have to take care of, I would say one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes
we can achieve military objectives if we seek to
Any level or type of threat must be met with an immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted response