US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island on midterm eve, part of a series of recent attacks the administration kept secret, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Iran says Vance sent a letter to revive stalled peace talks, a day after Trump said the US isn’t “in that much of a hurry.”
Trump says one or two Iranian nuclear sites remain to “take care of” in “10 minutes,” as Iran warns new strikes could change its nuclear doctrine.
State Department approves $2.1 billion Patriot interceptor sale to Ukraine, paid by Canada, Germany, and Norway, after Ukraine’s president accused the Pentagon of delaying deliveries.
US Mideast commander insists Hormuz’s US-backed southern route is safe and open as Britain’s navy logs October as the war’s worst month for ship attacks.
Defense Secretary Hegseth fires the Joint Chiefs’ top military planner as an unnamed Pentagon official accuses him of leaking classified Iran war information.
Iran says four oil tankers struck its sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing them of using an illegal shipping lane the US promotes.
Pentagon inspector general refuses nine senators’ bipartisan request to investigate Musk’s Starlink slowdowns that Ukraine says hampered its interception of Russian attack drones.
Qatar-led mediators press Iran to admit UN nuclear inspectors for sanctions relief before a week of massive US-Israeli strikes expected after the midterms.
Pentagon tells Congress the Iran war has cost the military $47.1 billion, not counting damage from Iranian strikes on US bases.
Iran says it will host Saudi Arabia’s defense minister for security talks, the same day Saudi forces intercept an Iran-backed Houthi missile aimed at Riyadh.
Saudi forces intercept a Houthi missile the Iran-backed group says targeted Riyadh’s main airport, hours after flights resumed following deadly strikes there.
Musk admits SpaceX throttled Ukraine’s Starlink for over a week, disrupting front-line drone missions, saying its military broke the terms with offensive strikes.
Trump votes early in person in Florida, saying he backed every Republican, 10 days before the midterms.
Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan says Trump rejected Tehran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
National Intelligence Director Clayton warns Rubio that Iran’s lethal plots against Americans abroad have reached advanced stages, as the State Department weighs embassy staffing changes.
US Ambassador Huckabee’s cable warns Trump’s Gaza plan may lack staff as the Pentagon draws down, two weeks after he blamed only Hamas for delays, POLITICO reports.
Trump phones Musk to lift the Starlink speed cap crippling Ukraine’s drones, The Wall Street Journal reports, after denying he knew who ordered it.
US and Israel plan renewed Iran strikes after the midterms, Israeli sources tell ABC News, as the White House vows no attack before then.
US repositions troops at Middle East bases as it did before the Iran war began, 13 days before the midterms, a source tells ABC News.
Musk ordered last week’s Starlink slowdown that left some Ukrainian drones useless, The Wall Street Journal reports, though Musk posted that the president decides such limits.
US resumes warning Ukraine of Russian ballistic missile strikes after last week’s cutoff, Zelenskyy says, as Trump again blames him for no deal.
Defense Secretary Hegseth meets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for hours at an air base on an unannounced visit, eight days before Israel votes.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Pentagon is holding Patriot missiles Europe paid for, as Trump says it’s time for “somebody else to negotiate” for Ukraine.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu releases call telling Trump they have “a job to finish” in Iran, eight days before Israel votes.
Trump endorses Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu nine days before Israel votes, as Netanyahu says their partnership will eliminate the Iranian threat within two years.
Saudi Arabia downs two Iran-backed Houthi ballistic missiles and a Riyadh-bound drone, a week after a missile killed 13 at the capital’s airport.
Trump waives the Russia sanctions law he signed last month, citing “national interest,” a week after announcing a deal with Putin for Russian diesel.
Strait of Hormuz shipping attacks hit busiest month since March, with one ship sunk, after Trump rejected Iran’s offer to end the war, monitor says.
White House and Pentagon ready plans to hit Iran with “mother of all bombs,” a week after Trump promised no attack before the midterms.
Inflation rises to 3.7% in September as gas prices jump 9.1% on Middle East war, doubling odds of October Federal Reserve rate hike.
Anti-war protesters interrupt Defense Secretary Hegseth four times in five minutes at an Army panel on his planned four-star autonomous warfare command.
Attacks on ships near Strait of Hormuz hit wartime high of at least 10 since Sunday, after traffic recovered to 80% of prewar levels.
State Department bars US government employees from Saudi airports without special approval, as Saudi-led coalition strikes Houthi oil sites across western Yemen.
Iran-backed Houthis threaten “swift and painful” response if US joins Saudi strikes, after a week of Riyadh airport attacks killed at least 20.
Trump announces a Russia-Ukraine “energy ceasefire” that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls “news for me,” as Russia strikes a Kharkiv power plant hours later.
Seven senators, four of them Republicans, demand Trump reverse his Russian diesel deal, saying it defies the 2022 law banning Russian energy imports.
Iran-backed Houthis strike Riyadh’s airport again and Dammam’s a day after killing an American, as Democratic Sen. Murphy warns the war is “spiraling out of control.”
Trump says Ukraine should get “a new leader” after Ukrainian President Zelensky calls easing sanctions on Russian diesel a “gift to Putin.”
Trump says US “may” join Saudi Arabia’s fight against Iran-backed Houthis after a Riyadh airport strike kills 12, including an American.
Trump temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian diesel after a Putin call to ease $6.28-a-gallon prices, and Ukrainian President Zelensky calls it a “weak decision.”
Trump tells New York rally Iran must “give us everything” or won’t “exist any longer,” a day after promising no attacks before the midterms.
USS Lincoln returns to San Diego after 322 days as Defense Secretary Hegseth tells the crew he twice signed orders extending its Iran war deployment.
Trump promises no attacks on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterms as a congressional report counts 81 US military aircraft lost or damaged in the war.
Defense Secretary Hegseth awards the USS Lincoln a Presidential Unit Citation a day before its return from a record deployment marked by eight suicide attempts.
Vance says Iran must cut nuclear enrichment in a “meaningful” way to end the war, though Trump demanded “no enrichment” the day before it began.
US official says Iran-linked plot targeting Britain’s RAF Fairford aimed to kill as many American troops as possible, and UK police arrest a seventh suspect.
Trump tells cheering Nebraska rally to let Iran “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego, “a small price to pay” for keeping the country safe.
US rushes B-1 bombers out of Britain’s RAF Fairford, some leaving while refueling tankers were still scrambling, a week after terror arrests nearby.
Trump envoys Kushner and Witkoff help negotiate a Russian oil sale that would free Lukoil assets from sanctions for buyers tied to their families’ businesses.