Iran has preserved much of its missile and drone production capacity despite eight months of U.S. and Israeli strikes, allowing it to replenish its arsenals, Western officials told Bloomberg.

Officials said Iran still holds substantial stocks of ballistic and anti-ship missiles, while Russia is also supplying missiles.

The White House rejected the assessment, insisting Iran’s military production capabilities had been destroyed.

Source: Bloomberg

Trump on Germany:

Germany tried green energy, and they're about two days away from extinction.

Trump on Iran:

Those young people we lost in the war against Iran did not die in vain.

Trump:

You cannot let a total lunatic have nuclear weapons.

Trump on Iran:

Iran is a very evil nation. It's the number one nation of terror.

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that an outbound tanker was struck by an unknown projectile on its port side in the Strait of Hormuz on October 10, causing a fire on board.

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News violated antitrust laws by jointly suspending White House TV pool coverage of President Trump.

The networks suspended coverage for several days after Trump barred CNN journalists from the White House on September 18, leaving some presidential events without major network footage.

The Justice Department argues the coordinated suspension may constitute an illegal group boycott.

Source: NYT

U.S. forces struck and disabled a Panama-flagged commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday after it allegedly ignored warnings and attempted to breach Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports.

CENTCOM said the strike targeted the ship’s propulsion system without injuring its crew.

Trump on Ukraine:

I think Zelensky should have an election, and he could have settled this thing many times, and he should have an election.

Trump on Ukraine:

President Zelensky could have solved this war, or he could have made a deal many times.

Trump on Ukraine War:

I think that Russia would like to make a deal, and we've had it back and forth, but Russia would like to make a deal.

This is something that could have been solved many times, but for whatever reason, Zelensky does not want to make a deal.

Q: What did President Putin tell you on the phone call the other day?

Trump: He'd like to see a settlement. President Putin would like to see a settlement strongly.

Trump praises Putin:

Putin is freeing up a lot of oil for the world, okay? A good thing.

And by the way, at a very low price.

Q: Have you spoken to Senator John Fetterman about becoming a Republican? Would you like to see that?

Trump: I'd love to see it. I think he's great. It's going to be hard for him to get the nomination as a Democrat, but I'd love to have him as a Republican.

Trump on Senator John Fetterman:

John Fetterman's a great guy with magnificent parents. I got to speak to his parents about something, and they were great. The mother, the father.

He's a very solid person. You know, he's a person, he's smart, all that, but he's got great common sense.

Q: Aren't the Saudis able to defend themselves without the U.S. forces?

Trump: Well, they're able to defend. The Saudis are good fighters, but I think the attack was a terrible thing.

Trump on Yemen:

We have communication with the Houthis, and we'll see what happens.

Q: Did you talk to MBS on the plane on the way back?

Trump: No, but I will be speaking to him. And what happened in Saudi Arabia is not acceptable.

Q: What do you think about the Houthi attack on Riyadh's airport?

Trump: I think it's terrible.

Q: Are you going to get the U.S. involved?

Trump: Well, you're going to find out. But I think it's terrible.

Ukrainian drones struck a Yandex data center in Russia’s Vladimir region, forcing it to shut down completely.

The attack was linked to major disruptions affecting more than 80 Yandex services, including music streaming, taxi services, AI tools, smart home systems and Yandex Cloud infrastructure.