Iran live updates: US disables another ship trying to breach naval blockade

Sun, November 8, 2026 at 8:36 AM UTC

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Talks between the U.S. and Iran remain stalled despite the two countries signing a memorandum of understanding in June, aimed at ending the war that began with joint American-Israeli strikes on the country in February. The opening strikes killed a host of top Iranian officials and commanders, among them Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The two sides have continued to exchange strikes, though have not returned to the intense fighting seen in the early stages of the conflict. The U.S. says it is enforcing a naval blockade of the country's Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman ports, while Iran claims control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and continues to claim attacks on shipping transiting the waterway.

Meanwhile, intensified fighting between Saudi-backed Yemeni forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen has seen the latter repeatedly attack Saudi military, oil infrastructure and transport facilities.

See the most recent developments below.

Latest Developments

Nov 8, 3:35 AMSaudi Arabia issues safety warnings for Riyadh, Najran

The General Directorate of Saudi Civil Defense on Sunday morning issues safety warnings for the capital city of Riyadh and for the southwestern city of Najran.Shortly after the warnings were issued, the directorate said the danger had passed in both areas.The Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen have been firing missiles and drones toward Saudi cities and critical infrastructure sites in recent months.

Reuters - PHOTO: This file photo shows King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 16, 2026.

Nov 7, 5:21 PMIRGC says 2 oil tankers exploded after striking mines east of Strait of Hormuz

The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Saturday that two oil tankers had exploded and were on fire after striking mines in the east of the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

Nov 7, 5:04 PMUS disables another ship trying to breach the Iran naval blockade

U.S. forces fired at a cargo vessel attempting to break the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, according to U.S. Central Command.

Nov 7, 4:06 PMHouthis claim attacks on Riyadh Airport, Aramco oil facilities in Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthis claim to have attacked Riyadh Airport and Aramco oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. These claims have not been verified and authorities in Saudi Arabia have not reported damage from attacks at these locations.

Nov 6, 9:13 PMTrump downplays 'minor strikes' after reports of strikes on Qeshm Island

Asked by a reporter about reported strikes near Qeshm Island in Iran on Friday, President Donald Trump downplayed them as short and defensive."I don't want to talk about it. We do minor strikes, but they knock out. They built a little bit of an anti-aircraft device, and we knocked it out in about 15 minutes, maybe five."Trump also said there's been "progress" on a deal with Iran.

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Samuel Corum/Getty Images - PHOTO: President Trump Travels To Florida

Nov 6, 9:08 PMState Department offers $20 million for info on Iran's nuclear program

The State Department’s Rewards for Justice program announced a reward of up to $20 million for information on Iran’s nuclear personnel, technologies and associated organizations -- emphasizing the U.S. commitment "to countering any attempt by Iran to develop a nuclear weapons program.”

Nov 5, 5:02 AMSaudi Arabia intercepts Houthi ballistic missile, military says

Saudi Arabian military spokesperson Col. Turki al-Maliki said on Thursday that Saudi air defenses "intercepted and destroyed" a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi rebels from Yemen toward the Medina region.

Nov 5, 4:25 AMTanker attacked off coast of Qatar, UKMTO says

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre reported an attack on a tanker in the Persian Gulf late on Wednesday night."A tanker has been struck by two unidentified projectiles," the UKMTO notice issued on Thursday morning said. The incident occurred around 50 nautical miles north of the Qatari city of Madinat ash Shamal, it added."The status of the crew, damage assessment and environmental impact are unconfirmed at present," it added.

Nov 4, 6:19 AMKhamenei says US suffering 'irreversible decline' amid war

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Wednesday that U.S. military and soft power had suffered an "irreversible decline" in the ongoing conflict with Tehran in the Middle East.In a series of statements posted to Telegram, Khamenei -- who has not been seen in public since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran in February -- said that American "unhindered presence and dominance in the region is nothing more than a pipe dream."The statements were released on Wednesday to mark the 47th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979.

Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: Iranians hold an anti-U.S. placard and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a rally in front of the former U.S. embassy to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in Tehran on Nov. 4, 2026.

"Currently, the scene in the Persian Gulf, particularly the Strait of Hormuz, continues to demonstrate the fallacy of the myth of American invincibility," Khamenei's statements read. Iran's response to the U.S. attack, he added, "represented an initial act of defiance against global arrogance on a regional scale, which will take on a much larger dimension if these transgressions are repeated.""The slightest inclination towards surrender will embolden the arrogant enemy," Khamenei said, urging stronger deterrence measures by Tehran.

Anyone with "even the slightest hope" that the U.S. would change its approach "through partisan or factional shifts" is "seriously mistaken," he continued.

"The power and hegemony of the United States, in both its hard military power and its soft international influence, have suffered an irreversible decline, and the process of its collapse is accelerating," Khamenei said, describing the damage as "self-inflicted."

Nov 4, 2:13 AMAmericans 'said NO TO WAR,' Ghalibaf says of midterm results

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf suggested in a post to X on Wednesday morning that the midterm election results indicated the opposition of American voters to the ongoing war with Iran."Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message," Ghalibaf wrote."If the US govt betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare," he added.

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