India, Nov. 10 -- President Donald Trump said on Monday that US military action in Iran is "effectively over," suggesting that the US will is unlikely to take further large-scale military action in Iran.

Trump's comments, which came after a closed-door meeting with Qatar's PM Sheikh Mohammed, are his most decisive since the Trump-led Republican Party suffered a rout in the US midterm elections last week.

"Iran militarily is effectively over," Trump told reporters at a White House briefing Monday. "We're just keeping it the status quo."

The US has restricted its operation in Iran to sanctions, a naval blockade and targeted strikes since July 2026. Trump said that the status quo will remain, seemingly ruling out the possibility of future...