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President Donald Trump / Artur Widak / Anadolu via Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran knows it will never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, claiming Tehran recently said that it would not develop one. “And now we're in first place, and we have no nuclear weapons for Iran,” the president said at a final midterm rally in Washington, D.C. “We're not going to allow Iran ever to have a nuclear weapon. “And they understand that. They've understood that and they've said it even recently, ‘we will not have a nuclear weapon,’” Trump said.

A ship was struck by a projectile off the Oman coastline on Monday, leaving a hole in its side, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ( UKMTO ) said on X. “The Master reports the vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile which has caused a hole on the starboard side,” the maritime authority said. “Vessel and crew safe, no environmental impact reported.” “Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO, whilst authorities investigate,” the maritime authority added

JD Vance / Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism Monday about reaching a deal with Iran but warned that Tehran remains unpredictable and with President Donald Trump retaining “kinetic” options. “We've had a number of good conversations with the Iranians,” Vance said at Joint Base Andrews, adding that he had also spoken with President Donald Trump about the negotiations. “The president and I both feel pretty good about the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement,” he said. “We're going to keep on working at it. You never know, of course, the Iranians are always a little unpredictable, and as the president always says, he retains kinetic options. He retains non-kinetic options. “But we've certainly made some progress. We'll see if we can make some more.” “We haven't set deadlines,” he said of the negotiations with Tehran . “We've said, here's what we want. And what we want is having destroyed their nucl...

  Iran Regime / Hamed Malekpour / Islamic consultative assembly news agency / WANA (West Asia News Agency) / Handout via Reuters An Iranian official issued a warning Monday that the nation's economy is spiraling out of control under mounting wartime pressure, Iran International reported. Mohsen Zanganeh, chairman of parliament’s Special Committee for Supporting Production, warned that skyrocketing production costs are suffocating Iran’s manufacturing base. Producer prices, he said, have risen faster than consumer prices over the past year — exposing deep fractures in Tehran’s industrial core. “Some decisions made by executive agencies, particularly the Central Bank, are inconsistent with the goal of supporting production,” Zanganeh said, also pointing at the regime.

  Gulf Allies / Win McNamee / Getty Images U.S. allies in the Gulf are preparing for potential American strikes on Iran as early as this week amid growing concerns that Tehran could retaliate by targeting civilian and economic infrastructure. Diplomatic efforts to de-escalate regional tensions remain stalled as Iran threatens an unrestrained retaliation, The Wall Street Journal reported. In response to the heightened risk, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have conducted security drills, including emergency exercises at major airports, the outlet said. In Abu Dhabi, attendees at an international energy conference cut their visits short following government advisories. Meanwhile, schools in the Saudi capital of Riyadh shifted to remote instruction this week following threats and cross-border attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Mediators said that several Arab nations have privately warned Tehran that any strikes against their domestic infrastructure could trigger individual or ...

Saudi Arabia’s defense minister spoke with War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday about strengthening military ties and easing regional tensions as the Houthis continued attacks targeting the region. “In a call with [@SecWar], we reviewed the strategic defense cooperation between our two countries,” bin Salman said on X . “We also discussed regional and global developments, including efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region and the continued Houthi terrorist attacks against the Kingdom,” he added. The call came as the Yemeni Armed Forces said its fighters had thwarted Houthi militia attacks on the Al-Aqrud front. “In a new war crime, the militia’s ballistic missiles targeted civilian villages in Al-Aqrud and Abdan, leaving 60 civilian martyrs and wounded, including children,” the military said of the Houthis. The Saudi-led coalition also said Monday that it had shot down two drones in the Riyadh area.