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Iran war live: Tankers hit in Hormuz; Trump again says conflict to end soon 

01 November 2026
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Iranians walk past a large anti-US wall mural in Tehran on November 1, 2026. Iran warned on November 1 that any new war with the United States could last longer than the previous conflict and that US President Donald Trump would not be the one to determine its duration.

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Trump at Halloween party ‘as himself’ says he’s ‘in no hurry’ with Iran

By Enes Abuomer and Kristina Harazim

Published On 2 Nov 20262 Nov 2026

  • US President Donald Trump says the war on Iran will end “very soon, one way or the other”, warning that Tehran will either make a deal or “we’ll just end it”.
  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says two crude oil tankers have caught fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as Gulf nations condemn Friday’s attack on a Qatari LNG carrier.
    Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says talks with mediators over a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are ongoing, and expresses hope that the US has “enough sense to choose diplomacy“.

 

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