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France Blames Iran's Revolutionary Guard for Supermarket Fridge Attack, Seeks Arrest Warrants and EU Sanctions

French authorities said today, Nov. 9, that an IRGC-linked unit called Shahid Kaveh sabotaged refrigeration systems at about 700 French supermarkets in October. Paris has opened a judicial investigation, summoned Iran's ambassador and is pushing for European sanctions. Iran has not responded, and Washington has made no formal attribution for similar incidents on its side.
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Trump Calls Iran War 'Effectively Over' After Qatar Meeting, Keeps Blockade in Place; Tehran's Security Chief Tells US to 'Surrender'

After meeting Qatar's prime minister, Trump said renewed strikes on Iran are "quite unlikely" and the war is "effectively over," while keeping the naval blockade and new land blockade in place. Iran's Mohsen Rezaei answered by demanding Washington surrender to Tehran's seven conditions. Nobody has announced a deal, and a House impeachment push against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war is now moving.
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Trump Says He Expects Trilateral Meeting With Xi and Putin at Shenzhen APEC Summit; Beijing Does Not Rule It Out

Trump said Sunday, Nov. 8, he thinks he will sit down with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit in Shenzhen on Nov. 18-19, with Iran and denuclearization on the table. Beijing says it is "in communication with relevant parties," and the Kremlin has said preparations are underway, but no format or agenda has been announced. Putin's reported aim of a Ukraine settlement on Moscow's terms and China's refusal to join arms-control talks are the obstacles.
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us defense 8 9h ago 4 min read

White House Says It Is 'Cautiously Optimistic' as U.S., Russia and Ukraine Open Abu Dhabi Talks Tuesday

Trilateral talks start Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Abu Dhabi, the first with U.S. mediators at the table since February. Russia is demanding all of Donbas and Ukraine wants the front line to set the border, while Russian strikes keep hitting Ukraine's power grid. The delegations arrive with positions that have not moved publicly.
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Trump Meets Qatar's Prime Minister on Iran Proposal, No Deal Announced, as Tanker Attack and Saudi Pipeline Fire Are Reported

Trump met Qatar's prime minister at the White House on Monday, Nov. 9, over Iran's two-day interim proposal, and no agreement has been announced. Rubio says the talks are not near a breakthrough, Iran says it is waiting for Washington's answer, and ships and a Saudi pipeline were hit in the meantime. Brent was trading near $93.56 in delayed quotes, down about 4.8%.
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us defense 8 1d ago 4 min read

Araghchi Gives Washington a Two-Day Deadline While Rubio Says No Iran Breakthrough Is Near

Iran's foreign minister posted a two-day proposal on X after the midterms, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday the U.S. is not near a breakthrough and called some Iranian demands "outrageous and ridiculous." Trump told reporters he would launch the war again if given the chance. The deadline has no stated start or enforcement, but Trump has not ruled out new strikes.
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Trump Tells CNN New Iran Strikes Are 'Highly Unlikely' If Tehran Signs Deal, While Araghchi Says Mediator Travel Has Stopped

Eight months into the Iran war, Trump said in a 20-minute CNN phone interview on Nov. 8 that resuming strikes is 'highly unlikely' if Iran signs a 'very strong agreement,' while keeping three carriers in place and 38 bridges on a target list. Iran's foreign minister said mediator shuttle travel has stopped since the U.S. midterms. Whether talks restart, and on whose terms, is now the open question.
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France Says Europeans Will Join Abu Dhabi Ukraine Talks on Nov. 10-11; Kremlin Had Said Format Is Trilateral

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Sunday that France and other Europeans will take part in the U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks opening Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, though he did not say who will attend or in what capacity. The Kremlin had said the sessions would be trilateral, and the shape of the table is still undefined as the talks open.
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Small plane with mechanical problem clips pickup in emergency landing on North Fort Myers road, no injuries

A small plane carrying two pilots made an emergency landing on Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers on Saturday, Nov. 7, clipping the rear of a pickup truck. Nobody was hurt. The FAA is leading the investigation, and the mechanical problem has not been identified.
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Navy Removes Blue Angels No. 6 Pilot Maj. Scott Laux for 'Failing to Uphold Standards'

The Navy removed Marine Corps Maj. Scott Laux, the Blue Angels' No. 6 opposing solo pilot, for "failing to uphold the standards expected" of the squadron. The team flew its season-ending Pensacola homecoming show a jet short. The Navy has not said what the standards were, when he was removed, or whether an investigation is underway.
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Saudi Coalition Says It Intercepted Houthi Missiles Over Riyadh as Witnesses Report Damage to Aramco Tower

The Saudi-led coalition said its air defenses shot down two ballistic and two cruise missiles near Riyadh on Sunday, Nov. 8, while witnesses reported damage to an Aramco building in the financial district. The Houthis claimed six strikes on Saudi oil sites, Riyadh's airport and troop positions a day earlier. Riyadh now faces a war that has reached its capital and a Houthi force about 50 miles from Aden.
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Pentagon Inspector General Declines Senators' Request to Investigate Starshield Slowdown in Ukraine

The Pentagon's inspector general turned down a request from nine senators, led by Republican Thom Tillis and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, to investigate the speed limits placed on Starshield and Starlink in Ukraine. Elon Musk says SpaceX closed a Starlink loophole, the administration says it didn't direct the move, and Kyiv believes Washington was behind it. Who actually controls a military network built on a private company's hardware is still unanswered.
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us defense 6 2d ago 3 min read

US Raises Rewards for Three Alleged Tren de Aragua Leaders to Up to $50 Million Combined

The Justice and State Departments announced Thursday, Nov. 5, up to $50 million in combined rewards for three Tren de Aragua leaders charged in Texas. All three remain fugitives, and the indictment is an allegation, not a finding of guilt. Prosecutors say they want the men back in the Southern District of Texas to stand trial.
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CENTCOM Says U.S. Aircraft Disabled St. Kitts-Flagged Ship M/V Huda in Gulf of Oman

U.S. Central Command said a U.S. aircraft fired on the cargo ship M/V Huda in the Gulf of Oman late Saturday, Nov. 7, after the crew ignored repeated warnings to stay in port. CENTCOM puts its blockade tally at 147 vessels redirected and five merchant ships disabled since July. Trump has said for weeks he is weighing a new wave of strikes on Iran after the Nov. 3 midterms.
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Europe Rejects Trump-Kushner 'Security Architecture' Push Days Before Abu Dhabi Talks With Russia and Ukraine

Trump says a "big agreement" involving Russia could cover "all of Europe," and Jared Kushner says Washington is working on a broader European security architecture. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Poland's Radoslaw Sikorski and Ukraine's Andriy Sybiga rejected the idea on Friday. Trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine are scheduled for Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11, and the Europeans are demanding a seat at any table that decides their security.
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Ex-CIA Officer John Kiriakou Claims CIA Issued Three Estimates Finding No Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program

Former CIA officer John Kiriakou said Nov. 6 that the agency produced three national intelligence estimates before the Iran war, each concluding Tehran had no nuclear weapons program. He cited leaks rather than a document, and the claim is his alone. It lands against Tulsi Gabbard's March 2025 testimony and Trump's reply that he didn't "care what she said."
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Trump Says U.S. Destroyed Iranian Anti-Aircraft Site on Qeshm Island as CENTCOM Launches Task Force Iron Gate

Trump said Friday evening that U.S. forces knocked out an Iranian air-defense installation on Qeshm Island, the first reported U.S. strike since Tuesday's midterms. On Saturday, Nov. 7, CENTCOM announced Task Force Iron Gate to choke Iran's overland and Caspian Sea trade. Trump says he will decide 'soon' whether to widen the war while Qatar insists mediation continues.
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Zelenskyy Says North Korean KN-23 Missiles Hit Key Ukrainian Energy Site; Only 4 of 36 Ballistic Missiles Intercepted

Zelenskyy said preliminary findings show Russia used North Korean-made KN-23 missiles against a key energy facility, and that Ukraine downed just four of 36 ballistic missiles. The Energy Ministry reports blackouts in five regions and heavy damage to lines carrying power from two nuclear plants. U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 10-11, and the Patriot interceptor shortage is still unresolved.
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IRGC Says Iran Moved Missile Production Underground and Will Unveil a 'Missile City'

IRGC Aerospace Force spokesman Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi said Saturday that Iran has shifted missile and drone production into underground facilities and lifted limits on missile range. The claims land as satellite imagery shows digging at Iranian sites and as Trump says US forces carried out limited strikes on Qeshm Island. The tally of aircraft Iran says it shot down is Tehran's own figure, and no independent count has been presented.
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CENTCOM Creates 20-Person Task Force Iron Gate to Target Iran's Land and Caspian Sea Trade Routes

U.S. Central Command announced Task Force Iron Gate on Saturday, Nov. 7, a Tampa-based team of about 20 civilian and military personnel meant to choke off Iran's overland and Caspian Sea supply lines. CENTCOM has not said how the unit will operate or whether it will involve military action, and Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has dropped its self-imposed missile range limit.
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