US-Iran War News: Speaking on Monday in an interview with Reuters after a campaign trip to Alaska, US Vice President JD Vance said any agreement would require Iran to make a concrete reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity, rather than simply provide assurances about reducing enrichment in the future. 'If you don’t want a nuclear weapon, then why do you need 60% enriched fuel?' Vance said, arguing that Iran should demonstrate its commitment to not developing nuclear weapons by ending the production of highly enriched fuel. 'I think if they want to show a commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, they would do something meaningful on their enrichment capacity,' Vance added. Here's a look at the latest developments in the US-Iran war.
US-Iran War News: 5 Key developments
1. Trump says he will "finish up" Iran war either in a "nice way or a " not-so-nice way"
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (October 6) said that the Iran war will be brought to an end, saying the only question is whether it happens the "nice way" or the "not-so-nice way", while claiming that Iran's military has been severely weakened.
Speaking at Sparrows Point in Maryland, where he announced the construction of a new shipyard as part of efforts to expand the US maritime industrial base, Trump said that the US was doing "extremely well" in Iran, while describing the Islamic Republic as the former "bully of the Middle East".
"We're doing extremely well in the Islamic Republic of Iran, very well. They have no military. It's shot; the whole place is shot. And they were the evil one. They were the bully of the Middle East. They're not so much the bully anymore, but we have to finish up. And it's only a question of which way we want to do it, the nice way or the not-so-nice way? And pretty soon you'll find out," Trump said.
2. Trump says millions of barrels of oil passed through Hormuz in a couple of days; claims Iran oil minister quit over economy
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (October 6) said millions of barrels of oil had passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the previous two days. He also claimed that Iran’s oil minister had resigned because the country had “no economy” and “no oil.”
"Iran is doing very poorly. Their economy is gone. They have inflation of almost 300 per cent. Their oil minister just quit. He said, 'We have no economy. We have no oil. We have nothing,'" Trump told reporters outside the White House.
"The Hormuz Strait, tremendous amounts, millions of barrels of oil, have been delivered just over the last couple of days. We're getting it through at levels that were now even and sometimes exceeding prior to the war. And we've done very well," he said.
3. US, Canada, Latin American nations accuse Iran of ‘malign’ activities
The governments of the United States, Canada and eight Latin American and Caribbean countries issued a joint declaration on Monday accusing Iran and its proxies of carrying out terrorist activities and other malign operations across the Western Hemisphere. The countries also pledged to strengthen coordination to counter the alleged threats.
The declaration follows a US-Paraguay forum held last month that focused on strengthening law enforcement cooperation against what Washington describes as Iranian-backed terrorist activities in the region.
4. Iran claims US attacks damaged over 100 petrochemical and pharmaceutical sites
Iran’s representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Hadi Farajvand, said US attacks have damaged 111 petrochemical and pharmaceutical facilities across the country.
“The US military aggression against Iran’s chemical industries has affected supply chains and the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention,” Farajvand said, according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB.
5. 2 Houthi missiles target Aden International Airport in southern Yemen
According to Qatari television station Al Jazeera, the Houthis fired two missiles at Aden airport in Yemen. No casualties were reported. Reuters news agency noted that the airport is the main international gateway to parts of Yemen not under Houthi control.
The attack comes amid renewed fighting after weeks of Houthi advances along Yemen's Red Sea coast and a Saudi-backed government counteroffensive that has recaptured areas around the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait with coalition air support.