{"id":2700238,"date":"2026-11-06T11:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-war-day-252-trump-promises-decision-on-new-strikes-very-soon-as-iran-hits-more-tankers\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T11:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:08:15","slug":"iran-war-day-252-trump-promises-decision-on-new-strikes-very-soon-as-iran-hits-more-tankers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-war-day-252-trump-promises-decision-on-new-strikes-very-soon-as-iran-hits-more-tankers\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran War Day 252: Trump Promises Decision on New Strikes \u2018Very Soon\u2019 as Iran Hits More Tankers"},"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\">34<\/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-252-trump-promises-decision-on-new-strikes-very-soon-as-iran-hits-more-tankers%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=2700238&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 Trump said he\u2019s close to deciding whether to resume strikes on Iran,warning he\u2019d \u201cprefer not to destroy what is left\u201d but might have to.Three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz were reported struck; the IRGC said two hit mines after using \u201cunauthorized\u201d routes, and Iran claimed it shot down a U.S.drone near Qeshm Island. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-you-havent-quit-watching-fox-news-yet-watch-this-clip-of-leland-vittert-laughing-at-a-trump-spokeswoman-and-you-will-video\/\" title=\"If You Haven&#039;t Quit Watching FOX News Yet... Watch this Clip of Leland Vittert laughing at a Trump Spokeswoman and You Will -- VIDEO\">trump spoke<\/a> with Qatar\u2019s emir about a diplomatic solution. Oil eased, Brent near $99, and U.S. averages are about $4.07\/gal for regular gas and $6.23\/gal for diesel.  <\/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\">On Thursday, President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-us-strait-hormuz-persian-gulf\/\">told<\/a> reporters he was close to a decision on whether to restart strikes against Iran. \u201cI would prefer not to destroy what is left of the country, if possible,\u201d the president said, \u201cbut I may have to do so. You will know very soon.\u201d This is the first time Trump has touted the possibility of new strikes since the GOP\u2019s stunning midterm losses earlier this week, which many read as a referendum on the war and its economic consequences.  <\/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\">Three tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/11\/6\/iran-war-live-trump-warns-us-may-have-to-destroy-rest-of-iran\">reported<\/a> hit Friday morning. Iran\u2019s IRGC said two of the tankers had struck mines while attempting to use \u201cunauthorized\u201d routes to cross the Strait. Iran also claimed to have shot down a U.S. drone over Qeshm Island on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Friday, President Trump held a phone call with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, during which the two leaders reportedly discussed the potential for a diplomatic resolution of the conflict. <\/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\">Oil prices continued to ease Friday, with Brent crude opening just under $99 per barrel. AAA <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">reports<\/a> that the average price of regular gasoline in the United States is $4.07 per gallon, and the average price of diesel is $6.23 per gallon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a paraphrase of the passage:<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, President Trump said he was nearing a decision on whether to renew airstrikes against Iran, noting he would rather not devastate what remains of the country but might have to, and that a decision would come soon. This is the first time he has suggested the possibility of new strikes since the GOP\u2019s surprising midterm losses earlier in the week, which many viewed as a critique of the war and its costs. Also on Friday, three tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz were reported damaged; Iran\u2019s IRGC claimed two were hit by mines while using unauthorized routes. Iran also said it shot down a U.S. drone over Qeshm Island. Additionally, Trump spoke with Qatar\u2019s emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, by phone on Friday, and the leaders reportedly discussed a potential diplomatic path to resolve the conflict. Oil prices eased, with Brent trading just under $99 a barrel, and AAA put the national average for regular gasoline at about $4.07 per gallon and diesel at about $6.23 per gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4475,"featured_media":2700239,"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\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2292883112-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":[],"tags":[74956,87558,87559,87557,3634],"class_list":["post-2700238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iran-conflict-2","tag-iran-tankers-2","tag-middle-east-tensions-2","tag-new-strikes","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/tac.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2292883112-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\/2700238","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\/4475"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2700238"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2700238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2700242,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2700238\/revisions\/2700242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2700239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2700238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2700238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2700238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}