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Iran war live: Iranian media reports ‘massive explosions’ in Hormuz Strait 

08 October 2026
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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the "A New Golden Age" summit at the US Institute of Peace, renamed The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

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Trump says he won’t attack Iran before the US midterm elections

By Enes Abuomer and Mahmoud Sayed

Published On 9 Oct 20269 Oct 2026

  • US President Donald Trump has said Washington was having “productive discussions” with Iran and pledged not to attack the country before the November 3 midterm elections.
  • Iranian media has reported “massive explosions” in the southern Strait of Hormuz, with Fars citing unnamed military sources as saying tankers using “unauthorised” routes may have struck sea mines.

 

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