U.S. military carries out fresh targeted strikes on Iran as Tehran weighs mediator's proposals

President Donald Trump said the U.S. military on Friday (November 6, 2026) carried out new limited strikes on Iran, targeting an Iranian air defence system. Also Read | Iran reviewing proposals on Tehran’s nuclear programme: Officials Iran state media reported the sound of two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island, which is in the crucial waterway for oil shipments.

Mr. Trump in an exchange with reporters described the military action as "minor". "They knocked out — they built a little bit of an anti-aircraft device — and we knocked it out in about 15 minutes, maybe five," Mr. Trump told reporters shortly after arriving in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday (November 6) evening.

Mr. Trump did not offer further details about the target. U.S. officials have reported that most of Iran's air defence systems were destroyed or severely degraded during a June 2025 bombardment by Israel and in the early stages of the current conflict.

U.S. officials have assessed that Iran would try to rebuild them and other military infrastructure over time. Also Read | History of Iran’s nuclear program: Timeline The U.S. military also reported carrying out what it described as defensive strikes on Monday (November 2).

Explosions were heard on the islands of Qeshm and Hengam in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, and in the nearby mainland area of Bandar Abbas. Friday's (November 7) strikes are the first since Mr. Trump's Republican Party was dealt a stunning repudiation in Tuesday's (November 3) midterm elections in the U.S.

The electoral setback was stoked in part by voter dissatisfaction with Mr. Trump's execution of the conflict and elevated fuel prices, a byproduct of the war that's affected nearly every sector of the global economy.

In the days since Republicans' shellacking at the polls, Mr. Trump has vacillated between threatening to "destroy" Iran and suggesting a resolution to the war is near. Earlier on Friday (November 6), officials from the two West Asian governments said Iran is reviewing proposals presented by chief mediator Qatar aimed at addressing differences with the U.S.

about Tehran's nuclear programme. The difference over Iran's nuclear programme is the thorniest issue and one that Mr. Trump insists must be resolved as part of any deal meant to end the more than eight-month-old war.

Both officials were not authorised to comment publicly on the delicate negotiations and spoke on the condition of anonymity. The U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in West Asia, announced in a post on X late on Friday (November 6) that the United States was offering "a reward of up to $20 million and possible relocation for information about Iran's nuclear programme, including its facilities, equipment, and associated personnel, such as those in the scientific community, or the movement of any of the above." The post included a link to the State Department's Rewards for Justice programme.

The White House declined to comment about the Qatar-presented proposals on Iran's nuclear programme, but Mr. Trump noted earlier Friday (November 6) in an exchange with reporters that mediators' discussions with Iran continue.

"We are talking to Iran. We have been," said Mr. Trump, who insists the U.S. military remains in control of the conflict with a battered Iran.