Trump says US could eliminate Iran's remaining nuclear sites 'in ten minutes'

Retired Gen. Jack Keane joined "Saturday in America" to discuss Iran’s threats against the U.S. and Israel as well as reports that Vice President JD Vance reached out to an Iranian hard-liner to restart peace talks.

Keane said it is critical for gulf states like Saudi Arabia to back up the U.S. efforts to defeat Iran, saying the U.S. has already shed blood to stabilize the Middle East region for decades.

The Pentagon says this year's war on Iran has costed tens of billions of dollars, and President Donald Trump is weighing whether to renew the conflict.

Retired USMC Colonel Mike Jernigan told Fox Business that the U.S. military is ready for a "full combat war" as President Donald Trump weighs renewed attacks on Tehran.

The U.S. Navy has blockaded Iran's ports for months and has been protecting transit through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iran's attempts to choke off the trade route.

Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., joined Fox News to discuss the growing conflict with Iran, the importance of countering the regime's threats, and President Donald Trump's comments on Iran's history of aggression.

Trump has repeatedly hinted at plans to reignite the war against Iran after the midterm elections.

Meanwhile, Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued threats warning the U.S. and Israel not to launch further attacks.

Fox News correspondent Madeleine Rivera joined "Fox & Friends Weekend" to report on the Iranian ayatollah's latest warning towards the United States and Israel as Middle East tensions stay heated ahead of the midterm elections.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned that there would be no geographical limitations on Iran's targets if the U.S. and Israel resumed the war against Tehran, potentially targeting U.S. bases across the region and even in Europe.

The threat comes after U.K. authorities arrested five men on explosive device charges after they were found near a U.S. airbase last month.

Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered Tehran's military to update their list of targets for the U.S. and Israel on Saturday.

“If the enemies once again launch military or terrorist attacks, it is the armed forces of the Islamic Republic and the Iranian nation that will determine the time and conditions for ending them,” according to a statement attributed to Khamenei posted on his website.

He ordered commanders to update the target list to include “all types of tangible and intangible assets belonging to the American-Zionist enemy.”

President Donald Trump said Saturday night that negotiations with Iran are progressing, but expressed skepticism about Tehran's willingness to follow through on a potential agreement.

Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said he remains interested in reaching a deal despite concerns about Iran's reliability.

"They are going fine. But, you know, like they're not very reliable. I will tell you. They make a deal and then they back out. I want to make a deal. We'll see if they make a deal," he said.

The remarks come as diplomatic efforts involving Qatari mediators continue, with Iranian officials outlining conditions for a potential agreement with Washington.

TEL AVIV, Israel: Israel's two Arab parties are in a position to have a say in who the country's next prime minister and government will be — but not if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has anything to do with it, after he alleged serious criminal activities took place during voting in the Arab areas of the nation.

The two parties were projected to win a combined 19 Knesset seats, according to preliminary results. However, both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led right-wing bloc and the opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s centrist bloc fell short of the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Netanyahu wrote on X that Israel’s election had been "stolen by Arab parties that support terrorism and the elimination of the Jewish state," alleging serious criminal offenses, including bribery, threats, violence, forgery and the use of prohibited software to mobilize voters.

"The Likud party is transferring to the police, the Shin Bet and the Central Elections Committee hundreds of testimonies and pieces of evidence regarding election theft in many Arab polling stations," he wrote.

He cited allegations of thousands of envelopes containing cash and Ra’am ballot slips, threats and violence against polling station staff, multiple votes cast behind the voting curtain, voting under multiple identities, discrepancies between the number of ballot envelopes and the number of voters, the use of prohibited voter-mobilization software and other offenses.

"We demand from the police and the Shin Bet a thorough investigation into the election theft by the Arab parties and the full prosecution of the criminals. We demand from the Central Elections Committee an immediate response to investigate these criminal offenses that have severely damaged the integrity of the elections in Israel and the election results," he added. 

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Amelie Botbol.

A Republican member on the House Armed Services Committee told Fox News Digital ahead of the midterm elections that the Trump administration has a key decision to make on the future of the U.S.-Iran war as "continuing to do just enough not to lose, but not enough to win, is not OK."

Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., made the comments as Vice President JD Vance declared during a Fox News town hall on Thursday that he promises "Donald Trump is not going to let Iran become a forever war." Official and military sources also told Fox News this week that movements are being made in the Middle East to give the president options if he decides to resume strikes against Iran.

"I share my constituents and many Americans' perspective that I'm very, very frustrated that this war is not over. The way that ultimately this administration went about conducting the war, it needed to execute it and wrap it up in a very short period of time, and we are not there yet," said Harrigan, who is running for re-election in North Carolina's 10th Congressional District.

"That being said, Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. And so at the end of the day, I do believe that this was a war that was inevitable at some point, but the party that's in power and the administration that decided to pull the trigger on it is responsible for the outcome, and they're responsible for the outcome in a very short period of time. Otherwise, things get really, really difficult," Harrigan continued. "And I think we've been seeing that, both from a political perspective but also from a policy perspective."

"And so while the administration needs to wrap this up, we are not in a forever war, but we need to make sure that we're not... we keep the mission the same. We accomplish the mission. And we do what it takes to either win or come home," Harrigan added. "And that binary decision has to get made by this administration."

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Greg Norman.

Fox News senior strategic analyst Ret. Gen. Jack Keane joined Fox News to discuss reports that Vice President JD Vance contacted an Iranian hard-liner at President Donald Trump’s direction this weekend.

Vance reportedly sought to rekindle peace talks between Tehran and Washington, though Trump has maintained the threat of escalation in the conflict.

Keane, however, argued that Iran is not serious about reaching a deal and would not keep to its terms if it agreed to one.

The Iranian regime has repeatedly demanded that the U.S. lift sanctions, end the blockade on Iranian ports and unfreeze billions of dollars in assets as part of a peace agreement.

A group of Somali pirates seized an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 23 people, with authorities warning that the pirates may use the vessel as a base of operations to harass larger trade ships.

The Maritime Security Center Indian Ocean announced news of the seizure on Sunday, noting that the ship, The Azini, carried 21 Iranian crew members and two Somali security guards.

The Azini was hijacked Thursday between the coastal towns of Bandar Bayla and Hafun in northeastern Somalia, a maritime security officer with the Puntland Maritime Police Force said Sunday.

A group of 12 pirates seized the vessel, and it remains unclear what happened to the crew.

In an updated warning, the center said that pirates could use the vessel as a “mother ship” to support attacks on commercial vessels.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Fox News contributor and former CIA station chief Dan Hoffman joined "Fox Report" to examine tension in the Middle East and weigh the potential for additional U.S. military action against Iran.

Hoffman broke down the impact of the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz on Iran.

President Donald Trump says he is still considering whether to launch further attacks on Tehran, but the attacks are not likely to occur before the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed this weekend that Trump is still weighing his options.

The Trump administration warned Iran that there "will be consequences" if Tehran continues its malign activities amid growing concern over a potential new round of U.S.-Iran hostilities after the midterm elections.

With just days until the 2026 elections and with war raging on in the Middle East, foreign ministers from the world's largest economies gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, ahead of the G20 leaders meeting in December.

"The Iranian regime has had a choice ... to either pursue the path towards normalcy, towards prosperity for their people, the path towards diplomacy. Or they can continue their malign activities, but there will be consequences for that. And we've seen the president taking concrete action," State Department principal deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott told Fox News Digital Friday.

Pigott was responding to reports that U.S. officials have warned regional partners to prepare for the possibility of heightened U.S. military action against Iran after Tuesday's elections, as well as potential Iranian retaliation.

President Donald Trump has not made a final decision on renewed strikes, but U.S. diplomats and defense officials have privately urged several Middle Eastern countries and regional allies to prepare for the possibility of new military action and Iranian retaliation, according to an Associated Press report citing two diplomats briefed on the warnings.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Morgan Phillips.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that a proposal discussed with mediators could allow the Strait of Hormuz to fully reopen within two days, according to The Associated Press.

The development comes as Iranian negotiators hold talks with Qatari mediators in Doha aimed at ending the war with the U.S.

Araghchi said Tehran has no immediate plans to meet directly with American officials, despite ongoing diplomatic efforts.

Iran previously offered to reopen the strategic waterway within a week if Washington agreed to several demands, including lifting its blockade of Iranian ports, releasing frozen Iranian assets and easing restrictions on Iranian oil exports, AP reported.

The U.S. rejected that earlier proposal, according to the news agency.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that President Donald Trump has not decided whether to resume strikes against Iran, but prefers a diplomatic resolution.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.