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Bid to end US-Israel war on Iran remains deadlocked
Greenwatch Desk
World News
2026-11-11, 5:54am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the US and Iran were not on the verge of a breakthrough, calling Tehran’s demands “outrageous and ridiculous”.
US President Donald Trump met the Qatari prime minister in the Oval Office on Monday and said Iran wanted to make a deal, but that, militarily, the war was effectively over.
It seems that the Americans are quite happy to manage the situation as it stands, that they believe they can contain Iran, that they are damaging Iran’s economy through the blockade, and that there will be a number of small military operations.
One was confirmed by Trump on Friday, when he said the US had targeted an air defence system in Iran, a small target. There have been other low-level attacks like this.
Comments from Trump and Rubio suggest that this is enough, and that they can continue to maintain the situation, reports AL Jazeera.