US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as he arrives for a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump says US still has to “take care” of one or two targets in Iran
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US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Washington has largely eliminated Iran’s nuclear capabilities but still needs to address one or two remaining sites, which he claimed could be handled quickly.
“We've knocked out their nuclear. We still have to take care of, I would say, one or two sites, but we can do that in ten minutes,” Trump told reporters at a Halloween event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
.@POTUS: "We've knocked out their nuclear. We still have to take care of, I would say, one or two sites, but we can do that in ten minutes." https://t.co/VtH9B7ExZs
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 1, 2026
He reiterated that Iran “will never have a nuclear weapon,” while noting that Tehran has expressed interest in a deal.
“They want to make a deal; we'll find out about that,” Trump said.
On the status of talks, he added that negotiations “are going fine, but they're not very reliable... They make a deal and then they back out.”
US and ‘Israeli’ forces struck key Iranian nuclear facilities, including sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, in June 2025.
Further operations followed in 2026, with Trump repeatedly stating that Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity has been “obliterated” or “knocked out.”
US officials and the president have also referenced ongoing monitoring of additional locations, such as the underground site known as Pickaxe Mountain.
Diplomatic efforts, including mediation involving Qatar and other regional parties, have continued.
Trump has previously described a choice between pursuing a negotiated agreement or additional strikes to “finish it off,” while US forces in the region have prepared contingency options.
No new major strikes have been confirmed in recent weeks, and Trump has indicated decisions on further action would wait until after the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported challenges in verifying the status of Iran’s nuclear materials and facilities since the strikes, citing limited access.
