U.S. sees no need for major Iran strikes.
Today's events
No major strikes.
Secretary Rubio told G7 counterparts in Paris that the naval blockade and sanctions have made major combat operations against Iran unnecessary, while warning the military stands ready if Tehran crosses red lines.1Nov 10 · StateImpeachment articles.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth answered eight articles of impeachment covering the Iran war, Yemen, the drug-boat strikes and the capture of Venezuela's Maduro, calling the resolution a political spectacle rather than oversight.2Nov 10 · WHIran terror indictment.
Prosecutors unsealed an eight-count indictment against three Iranian-backed operatives tied to nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks in Europe and the United States, including a September plot at a British air base housing American forces.3Nov 10 · DOJManganese mine cleared.
A federal court in Arizona refused to halt the Hermosa project — the only domestic source positioned to produce battery-grade manganese — citing substantial national-security interest; China holds about 95% of global refining capacity.4Nov 10 · DOJRate hikes.
Two Federal Reserve governors pointed to tightening on the same day: Waller said in London that hikes are needed sooner rather than later, and Bowman called broadening inflation her priority.5Nov 10 · FedSecondary sanctions.
Treasury's sanctions office applied secondary-sanctions status to entries on its Iran program list, extending U.S. exposure to foreign banks and companies that transact with them.6Nov 9 · TreasuryDumping findings.
Commerce preliminarily found the industrial chemical polytetramethylene ether glycol from China sold below fair value and directed Customs to suspend liquidation of entries; parallel findings landed the same day on Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.7Nov 10 · CommerceOutlook and browser flaws.
Six actively exploited vulnerabilities were added to the federal catalog, including flaws in Microsoft Outlook, Google Chromium, Cisco BroadWorks and two Barracuda email-security products.8Nov 10 · CISABenefit rules.
Agriculture proposed limiting food-stamp categorical eligibility to households receiving cash welfare, and Labor proposed a national minimum of five weekly job-search activities for unemployment claimants.9Nov 10 · Fed. Reg.
Allied Governments
Northern navies pact.
The Royal Navy and ten Joint Expeditionary Force nations signed the Northern Navies Initiative aboard HMS Prince of Wales in Oslo, pledging shared standards and interoperable equipment across the High North and Baltic.aNov 10 · UK MoDOffshore wind commitment.
RWE and KKR committed £12 billion to the Vanguard West and East wind farms — described as Britain's largest such investment — including £1 billion from the National Wealth Fund, ahead of the COP31 leaders' summit.bNov 11 · UK No.10Tech-protection consultations.
Japan and the Netherlands held their first Economic Security Consultations in Tokyo on protecting critical and emerging technologies; Japan conveyed strong concerns about the European Union's Industrial Accelerator Act.cNov 9 · Japan MoFA
Voices
“[T]here's really no need for major combat operations any longer, because the blockade and the economic sanctions are doing devastation to their economy.”
Sec. of State Marco Rubio, Paris · Nov 101
“In the 250 years of our American Republic, no Secretary of War or Secretary of Defense has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations.”
Sec. of War Pete Hegseth · Nov 102
“Anyone who plans a terrorist plot on a military base housing American servicemembers will be prosecuted by the United States government.”
Attorney General Todd Blanche · Nov 103
“Manganese is indispensable to our national defense, and the United States cannot afford to remain dependent on foreign supply chains.”
PDAAG Adam Gustafson, DOJ Energy & Natural Resources · Nov 104
“[W]hile the precise timing of the hikes doesn't matter, ensuring that the promised hikes are implemented in a reasonable period of time does.”
Fed Gov. Waller, Bank of England Watchers Conference, London · Nov 105
“These revisions would ensure that SNAP benefits are targeted to needy households that have qualified for TANF assistance while still aligning categorical eligibility's statutory purpose of simplifying program administration.”
USDA proposed rule, Food and Nutrition Administration · Nov 109
Sources
- U.S. Dept. of State, “Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press” (Paris, G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting), November 10, 2026. state.gov/releases/…/rubio-remarks-paris-23
- White House, “Secretary Hegseth Torches Baseless Impeachment Stunt,” November 10, 2026. whitehouse.gov/releases/…/hegseth-impeachment-articles
- U.S. Dept. of Justice, “Three Iranian-Backed Operatives Indicted for Their Roles in Nearly 20 Terrorist Attacks and Attempted Attacks Across Europe and the United States,” November 10, 2026. justice.gov/opa/pr/…/iranian-backed-operatives-indicted
- U.S. Dept. of Justice, “Arizona Federal Court Denies Request to Halt Hermosa Critical Minerals Project,” November 10, 2026. justice.gov/opa/pr/…/hermosa-critical-minerals
- Federal Reserve, “Waller, The Economic Outlook and Some Thoughts on Labor Market Dynamism” (with Bowman, “The U.S. Economy and Considerations for Monetary Policy”), November 10, 2026. federalreserve.gov/…/waller20261110a
- U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, “Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions,” November 9, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-actions
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce, “Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,” November 10, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/ptmeg-china-preliminary
- CISA, “CISA Adds Six Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog,” November 10, 2026. cisa.gov/news-events/…/six-known-exploited-vulnerabilities
- Federal Register, “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Reforming Categorical Eligibility” (USDA proposed rule), November 10, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/snap-categorical-eligibility
- UK Ministry of Defence, “New Royal Navy-Led Northern Navies Initiative,” November 10, 2026. gov.uk/government/news/…/northern-navies-initiative
- UK Prime Minister's Office, “Prime Minister hails major investment in UK renewables,” November 11, 2026. gov.uk/government/news/…/investment-in-uk-renewables
- Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “The First Meeting of the Japan-Netherlands Economic Security Consultations,” November 9, 2026. mofa.go.jp/press/release/…/japan-netherlands-economic-security