Symbolic imageIran claims radar strike in Bahrain as Trump sidelines Vance
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain; CENTCOM says it intercepted both drones.
The Guards said the attack overnight on Friday, 13 November, was retaliation for an air strike on a telecommunications tower in Sirik county, Hormozgan, according to Iranian state media. CENTCOM said two suicide drones were launched and intercepted, with no casualties or damage, and denied the radar was hit. It is the first report since September of an Iranian attempt against a facility in Bahrain, amid a fragile lull in the war.
Trump sidelines Vance
On Thursday, 12 November, Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US does not need a deal with Iran because "we've got their Strait", and told Vance to focus on crime and corruption in Democratic-run cities. FAZ ties the rebuke to Vance blaming the war for the midterm defeat.
Mossad chief in Washington
The Jerusalem Post reports that Mossad director Roman Gofman is meeting CIA director John Ratcliffe, then envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami, to press for resuming the war. Axios says Trump rejected Netanyahu's request for strikes in a call on 31 October.
IAEA alarm over Isfahan plant
A confidential IAEA report seen by Reuters says the agency is "increasingly concerned" about an underground enrichment plant at Isfahan that Iran declared last year but has not let inspectors visit. The IAEA says it does not know the plant's exact location, status or whether it holds nuclear material.