US Reportedly Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island Ahead of Midterms, Raising Strait of Hormuz Tensions
Uk Jin
Summary
- Reports said the US struck Qeshm Island, Iranian territory, a day before the midterm elections.
- US officials said the strike was a limited military operation in response to an attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- Multiple explosions were reported near the Strait of Hormuz, and the US is scheduled to hold its midterm elections later today.
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The US reportedly carried out an airstrike on Iranian territory a day before the midterm elections.
CoinDesk reported on November 3 that the US struck Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
US officials described the strike as a limited military operation in response to an attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, on a US military aircraft.
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency also reported multiple explosions on Qeshm Island on November 2.
The US is set to hold its midterm elections later on November 3.
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