Key facts
- Trump said the US knocked out an Iranian anti-aircraft device in about 15 minutes, maybe five.
- Iranian state media reported two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island, in the Strait of Hormuz.
- US Central Command offered a reward of up to $20 million for information on Iran's nuclear program.
- Trump said mediators' discussions with Iran continue: "We are talking to Iran. We have been."
- Qatar's government said Hegseth and Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussed developments on Friday.
- Trump has vacillated between threatening to destroy Iran and suggesting a resolution is near, the report said.
The US military carried out a new round of limited strikes on Iran on Friday, November 6, 2026, targeting an air defense system, President Donald Trump said. Trump described the action as "minor" and said: "they built a little bit of an anti-aircraft device and we knocked it out in about 15 minutes, maybe five."
Iranian state media reported the sound of two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island, which lies in the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway, a key route for oil shipments, has been disrupted since the start of the US war on Iran in February.
The strikes were the first since Trump's Republican party lost ground in Tuesday's midterm elections, a setback the report linked in part to voter dissatisfaction with the war and elevated fuel prices.
US Central Command announced late Friday a reward of up to $20 million, with possible relocation, for information about Iran's nuclear program, including facilities, equipment and personnel. The post linked to the State Department's Rewards for Justice program.
Trump said mediators' discussions with Iran continue. Qatar's government said defense secretary Pete Hegseth spoke on Friday with Qatari counterpart Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani about developments, and that Trump and Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, held a separate call on efforts to de-escalate tensions. Differences over Iran's nuclear program remain the thorniest issue in any deal to end the war, the report said.