Trump says US 'not negotiating' with Iran; strike fears grow

Summary

US President Donald Trump said Washington is no longer negotiating with Iran and that 'something will happen fairly soon', pushing the standoff from talks toward renewed military action.⁠12

Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy said on Oct. 21 it had struck four oil tankers in the northern Gulf and warned that US bases could be next.⁠3

In Saudi Arabia, the State Department ordered some diplomats and family members to leave amid Houthi attacks there.⁠4

Hormuz disruption and attacks on the kingdom heightened supply fears, and Brent crude reached a five-month high.⁠5

In Nigeria, the first Ebola case has been confirmed.⁠6

The patient is reported to be a diplomat's wife who had holidayed in Uganda.⁠6

In France, 217 people have been jailed after fast-track trials over last weekend's riots, the justice minister said.⁠7

With Israel's election on October 27 and the US midterms on November 3, the next test for Washington and Jerusalem is whether they resume strikes on Iran after those votes.⁠28