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U.S. carries out 'defensive' strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island after Iran fires at U.S. aircraft
U.S. forces struck Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz late Monday, the first attack there since June, Al Jazeera reported; an unnamed U.S. official told AP the strikes targeted "Iranians using surface-to-air missiles against US assets." The Wall Street Journal, quoting an unnamed official, said the strikes appeared limited and were not a resumption of a major operation, and Fox News said officials confirmed the same. Iran's IRNA had earlier reported the Revolutionary Guard destroyed a U.S. MQ-9 drone east of the strait, and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that "Iran will not submit."
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- Al JazeeraUS hits Qeshm Island, Pezeshkian signals more diplomacy: Iran war latest
- Fox NewsTrump says Iran conflict is a 'soft war' ahead of midterm elections