Iran live updates: Trump says 'no chance' Iran war will last rest of his term
Iran live updates: Trump says 'no chance' Iran war will last rest of his term
Fri, September 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM UTC
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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.
Latest Developments
Sep 11, 12:24 PMIran says it will meet with Gulf coast states on Monday
Iran claims that there will be a regional meeting with Gulf countries on Monday to discuss "the results of the negotiations between Iran and Oman regarding the establishment of safe routes for commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," according to Iranian state TV, which cited Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei.
Sep 11, 10:56 AMTrump touts war with Iran during 9/11 ceremony at PentagonDuring a speech at the Pentagon to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Trump brought up the war with Iran as he discussed America's response to global terror in the quarter century since the attacks.
Sep 11, 10:56 AMHegseth says US controls Strait of Hormuz, says 'we will finish the fight'Secretary of State Pete Hegseth said the U.S. is ensuring Iran "will never have a nuclear weapon," saying the U.S. controls the Strait of Hormuz and will finish the fight.
Sep 11, 4:07 AMTrump says 'no chance' Iran war will last rest of his term
President Donald Trump dismissed reports Thursday night that his advisors have warned him the Iran war could last through the end of his term.
Sep 10, 5:50 PMSeveral US warplanes damaged in Iranian attack on airbase in Jordan earlier this week: Sources
Several U.S. warplanes were damaged in Iran’s attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan earlier this week, two sources with knowledge of the incident told ABC News Thursday.
Sep 10, 5:46 PMIran producing limited number of ballistic missiles: US official
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Iran has resumed producing limited numbers of ballistic missiles at underground sites, relying on components that were stored before the war began, a U.S. official familiar with the latest intelligence assessments on the matter told ABC News.According to the official, Iran is manufacturing the weapons at a significantly slower rate than it was before the conflict.
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It’s unclear whether Iran will be able to continue manufacturing the missiles after its stockpiles run dry, as damage to the country’s production sites and the ongoing U.S. blockade have complicated its ability to make or procure the necessary parts, they said.The intelligence findings were first reported by the Wall Street Journal.-ABC News' Shannon Kingston
Sep 10, 11:59 AMTrump denies reports of damage to US aircraft from Iranian strikes
President Donald Trump denied reports that a U.S. military aircraft at a base in Jordan has been damaged by Iranian strikes in an interview with NewsNation Thursday morning.
Sep 10, 6:06 AMSaudi airstrikes on Houthis intensify as ground fighting continues
The Al-Masirah television channel -- controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen -- reported on Thursday that Saudi Arabia struck around 40 targets across four Yemeni regions over the previous 24 hours.Recent weeks have seen the resumption of significant fighting on Yemen's western Red Sea coast, with the Houthi rebels clashing with forces loyal to the Saudi-backed, internationally-recognized Yemeni government.
Al Masirah/via Reuters - PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike during fighting between Houthis and Saudi-backed forces at a location given as Al Jawf, Yemen, in this still image taken from a handout video released on Sept. 9, 2026.
-ABC News' Victoria Beaule and Guy Davies
Sep 10, 12:07 AMTrump says 'movement' detected at Pickaxe Mt., threatens new strikes
In his remarks during Wednesday's GOP midterm convention, President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. may strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, a known site for nuclear centrifuge assembly, which was not targeted in the U.S.'s initial strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities."There's another place called Pickaxe Mountain. Another nice place. We may have to give them a shot there, too, because somebody said there was a little movement at the site," Trump warned.
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"We noticed there's a little activity at Pickaxe. I would advise Iran not to get cute because we will have to hit them very hard. We have no choice, right?" he added.The president also floated naming the Strait of Hormuz after himself after claiming that oil prices would come down "as soon as we win the war with Iran."He added, "We control the Hormuz strait. I think we should call the Hormuz strait -- we should call it the Trump -- I should get something out of it -- the Trump Strait," he said as the audience cheered.-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr
Sep 9, 2:58 PMTrump says war will end and gas prices to fall after the midterms
President Donald Trump said the war will end and gas prices will come down after the midterms.
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