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Iranian state media report blasts on Qeshm Island in Strait of Hormuz and the cities of Jask, Sirik, and Bandar Abbas.
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Iranian state media report blasts on Qeshm Island in Strait of Hormuz and the cities of Jask, Sirik, and Bandar Abbas.
Trump said the U.S. carried out ‘minor strikes’ on Iran after Iranian media reported two missiles hit Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump said America has carried out ‘minor strikes’ on Iran’s Qeshm Island.
The United States has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said Monday, on the eve of crucial midterm elections. The unpopular Iran war and the resulting impact on U.S. gasoline prices and other parts of the economy have been a vulnerability for Republicans as they try to keep control of Congress. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Oliver Farry has more.
The United States on Monday attacked Iran's Qeshm Island, the Wall Street Journal reported, even as President Donald Trump signaled progress in negotiations with Tehran to end the eight-month-old conflict. The Journal, citing unnamed US officials, described the strike against Qeshm, the the largest island in the Strait of Hormuz, as the latest of a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out against Iran in recent weeks.
With the first US attack on Qeshm Island since June, Iran and the US are on parallel tracks towards both peace and war.
U.S. military carried out attacks on Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, even as the Trump administration has been underplaying war risks.
US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.
The United States reportedly struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, even as President Donald Trump signalled progress in negotiations with Tehran to end the eight-month-old conflict. The reported attack was the latest in a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out in recent weeks.
Several explosions heard on Qeshm Island and in Bandar Lengeh as US media report US military strikes in Hormuz.