{"id":2695863,"date":"2026-11-02T15:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-war-day-247-after-talking-to-netanyahu-trump-says-u-s-should-hit-iranian-sites\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:48:24","slug":"iran-war-day-247-after-talking-to-netanyahu-trump-says-u-s-should-hit-iranian-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-war-day-247-after-talking-to-netanyahu-trump-says-u-s-should-hit-iranian-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran War Day 247: After Talking to Netanyahu, Trump Says U.S. Should Hit Iranian Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-war-day-247-after-talking-to-netanyahu-trump-says-u-s-should-hit-iranian-sites%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2695863&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump told reporters saturday that U.S. forces have already degraded Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities but said there remain \u201cone or two\u201d nuclear sites that still need to be struck &#8211; citing \u201cPickaxe Mountain\u201d as an example &#8211; and that those could be dealt with quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials responded with stern warnings. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, said Iranian forces would \u201cdeliver devastating blows to the aggressor using new weaponry,\u201d and Supreme Leader mojtaba Khamenei ordered commanders to remove any \u201cgeographical limitations\u201d from their retaliation plans.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance has contacted hardliner Rezaei to propose talks between the U.S. and Iran, a diplomatic outreach that Trump has supported as he considers further strikes after Tuesday\u2019s midterm elections. Simultaneously occurring, Qatari-mediated discussions in Doha continued for a third day, with Tehran insisting the U.S. meet conditions from the memorandum of understanding &#8211; the June framework that collapsed earlier.<\/p>\n<p>There were signs of progress: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told al Jazeera that negotiators in Doha shortened the proposed timeframe for reopening the Strait of Hormuz from seven days to two and called the U.S. outreach a \u201cpositive step,\u201d while downplaying talk of imminent direct U.S.-Iran talks.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged more strikes on Iran and rejected the idea of a substantive U.S.-Iran agreement; he spoke with Trump by phone Saturday. Some analysts have disputed Netanyahu\u2019s claim that further devastating strikes would topple Iran\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p>An Associated Press analysis said Iran\u2019s initial attacks targeted early-warning systems to enable strikes on troop housing and othre military targets, and other outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, have reported that Iranian attacks on U.S. assets in the region became more effective as the conflict continued.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, U.S. gasoline prices, while still high, continued to fall on Sunday &#8211; the national average for regular was $4.17 per gallon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-blog-post__content s-wysiwyg s-wysiwyg--blog\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\" id=\"elevenlabs-audionative-widget\" data-height=\"90\" data-width=\"100%\" data-frameborder=\"no\" data-scrolling=\"no\" data-publicuserid=\"cb0d9922301244fcc1aeafd0610a8e90a36a320754121ee126557a7416405662\" data-playerurl=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/index.html\" >Loading the <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/text-to-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elevenlabs Text to Speech<\/a> AudioNative Player&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/audioNativeHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday that the U.S. achieved military success against Iran but still needs to strike nuclear sites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe&#8217;ve knocked out their nuclear. We still have to take care of, I would say one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/international\/article\/2026\/11\/01\/trump-says-us-still-has-to-take-care-of-one-or-two-targets-in-iran_6768610_4.html\">said<\/a>. \u201cYou probably could look at Pickaxe Mountain, and you have to take care of that. We can do that all very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian officials continued to issue stark warnings against any attacks. Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DropSiteNews\/status\/2116655364410327084?a=Cdy5GueH2LoZ5ZFWzkU&#038;s=20\">said<\/a> Saturday that Iranian forces would \u201cdeliver devastating blows to the aggressor using new weaponry.\u201d Earlier the same day, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/iran-war-day-246-irans-leader-orders-no-limits-retaliation-if-attacked\/\">had instructed<\/a> military commanders to drop any \u201cgeographical limitations\u201d to its retaliatory strike plans.<\/p>\n<p>                         <!-- \/22404337467,3946880\/theamericanconservative-Leaderboard-Top -->                         <\/p>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1742316429780-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 50px; max-width: 100%; '>                         <\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President J.D. Vance has reached out to Rezaei, a hardliner, proposing talks between the U.S. and Iran. Trump, who is mulling new strikes on Iran after the midterm elections this Tuesday, has backed the diplomatic outreach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the escalating rhetoric, negotiations between Iranian officials and Qatari mediators on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkyNews\/status\/2116864325587443731?a=VbJQpMcssgjvDBLekKc&#038;s=20\">continued<\/a> for a third consecutive day in Doha. Tehran continues to insist that the U.S. abide by conditions set out in the memorandum of understanding, the framework peace deal signed in June that quickly fell apart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday brought signs that ongoing talks are yielding progress toward a deal. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/31\/iran-fm-says-us-outreach-a-positive-step-as-delegation-in-qatar-for-talks\">told<\/a> Al Jazeera that the delegations in Doha had managed to shorten the implementation period for Iran\u2019s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, from seven to two days. Araghchi called America\u2019s recent diplomatic initiative a \u201cpositive step\u201d but downplayed reports that the U.S. and Iran could soon engage in direct talks.<\/p>\n<section class=\"c-subscribe-email\" >\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__wrap\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__head\">\n<h4 class=\"c-subscribe-email__heading\">Subscribe Today<\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"c-subscribe-email__subheading\">Get daily emails in your inbox<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__form-wrap\">      <!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->      <\/p>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"https:\/\/theamericanconservative.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8&#038;id=f7b67cac40\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__fields\">              <label for=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"u-screenreader-text\">Email Address:<\/label>              <input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__field\" name=\"EMAIL\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Your Email\" \/>              <input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__submit o-button o-button--red-500 o-button--solid\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>            <\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n<div id=\"mce-error-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-success-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>              <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"u-screenreader-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">              <input tabindex=\"-1\" name=\"b_442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8_f7b67cac40\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/>            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!--End mc_embed_signup-->          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed for more strikes on Iran and dismissed the possibility of any meaningful agreement between Washington and Tehran. Netanyahu and Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/trump-holds-call-with-netanyahu-amid-preparations-to-renew-strikes-on-iran-report\/\">spoke<\/a> by phone on Saturday morning. Analysts have pushed back on Netanyahu\u2019s reported claims that another round of devastating strikes would topple the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s strikes during the fighting initially targeted early-warning systems, clearing the way for attacks on troop housing and other military assets, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-war-us-base-damage-trump-26e0f05e01d6f56ff46f7c1a14384f7c?taid=6ae5fbb2f24b6b00016d1ee7&#038;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&#038;utm_medium=AP&#038;utm_source=Twitter\">analysis<\/a> by the Associated Press published on Saturday. Other recent analyses, including by the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>, have found that Iranian strikes on U.S. assets in the region <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-war-us-bases-damage-88db3224\">grew<\/a> more effective as the war progressed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gasoline prices remain elevated but continued to decline on Sunday. The average price of regular gas in America <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">was<\/a> $4.17 per gallon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: U.S. victory claimed; still to hit Iran&#8217;s nuclear sites<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4462,"featured_media":2695864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/tac.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2209067858-scaled.jpg?auto=compress&#038;crop=faces%2Centropy&#038;fit=crop&#038;fm=jpg&#038;h=630&#038;ixlib=php-3.3.1&#038;q=80&#038;w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[3823,6524,74932],"class_list":["post-2695863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-iran","tag-netanyahu","tag-us-iran-conflict-3"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/tac.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2209067858-scaled.jpg?auto=compress&#038;crop=faces%2Centropy&#038;fit=crop&#038;fm=jpg&#038;h=630&#038;ixlib=php-3.3.1&#038;q=80&#038;w=1200","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4462"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2695863"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2695866,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695863\/revisions\/2695866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2695864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2695863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2695863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2695863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}