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US carries out limited strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island
The United States struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday with what officials described as defensive strikes.
The United States carried out strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to multiple US media outlets citing unnamed officials. Iranian state news agency IRNA reported several explosions on the island in rapid succession, with witnesses reporting seeing two aircraft overhead. US officials described the operation as limited and defensive, targeting surface-to-air missiles being used against American assets. The strikes came as part of a series of secret operations Washington has conducted against Iran in recent weeks, deliberately kept quiet to avoid signalling a return to major combat operations. Vice President JD Vance said both he and Trump felt optimistic about prospects for a negotiated settlement with Iran, whilst Trump said a deal 'could happen'. Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Tuesday that any US strategic error would open 'a new battlefield' and that responsibility for preventing escalation rested with Washington.
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