Central Asia (CA) US strikes Iran’s Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz, sources say The Wall Street Journal And CNN.
US officials speaking to CNN called the strikes “defensive” and aimed at protecting US assets in the region.
According to the interlocutors of Axios correspondent Barak Ravid, on the evening of November 2, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired a missile from Qeshm Island at an American fighter over the Strait of Hormuz. After this, the United States struck the island “in self-defense” and destroyed the Iranian launcher.
According to WSJ, in addition to the attack on the American fighter, the IRGC on November 2 fired a missile from Qeshm Island at merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which was intercepted by the US military.
Iranian government agencies reported several explosions that were heard on Qeshm Island on the morning of November 3.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the US has been “secretly” launching “small” strikes against Iran in recent weeks. The newspaper’s sources said the aim of the strikes was to deny Iran the ability to attack merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Officially, the United States did not confirm the strike on the island or the Iranian attack.
