Explosions hit Iran’s Qeshm Island as US media report US strikes in Hormuz

Witnesses told the agency they saw two planes flying over the island, located off Iran’s southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz.The semi-official Fars news agency said explosions were also heard in the port city of Bandar Lengeh, coming from the direction of the sea.The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that the US military carried out the strikes.Some officials told the Journal the strikes were defensive, aimed at….

One official said Washington had deliberately kept the campaign quiet to avoid signalling a return to major combat operations.The Associated Press news agency also cited a US official as saying the US had conducted defensive strikes against Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.

The official said that “Iranians using surface-to-air missiles against U.S. assets” had been targeted.Reporters with Fox News and Axios said the attacks were in response to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) firing at a US aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

Citing a US official, Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin said the incident did not mark “the start of expanded strikes by the US”.There was no immediate comment from authorities in Iran or the US.Earlier on Monday, the IRGC claimed it had captured two US reconnaissance drones south of Qeshm, using electronic warfare systems, and destroyed an MQ-9 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz.The alleged US attacks come on the….

It could happen!”Earlier, when asked by reporters if he was considering striking Iran ⁠after Tuesday’s midterm elections, Trump replied “no”.Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei had said Tehran’s demands for peace had been clearly communicated to Washington and “the ball is in the US court”.He said Iran’s proposed plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz had been condensed and could be implemented within two days if Washington met….

These included the US lifting its naval blockade of Iranian ports and securing an end to hostilities, paving the way for the reopening of the strait and renewed negotiations.

Several explosions heard in Qeshm Island and Bandar Lengeh as US media say the US military had carried out the strikes.