US carries out 'defensive' strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, officials say

By Phil Stewart ‌and Steve ​Holland

WASHINGTON, ​Nov 2 - The US carried out strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait ‌of Hormuz, a US official said on Monday.

The ⁠strikes, earlier reported by the Wall Street Journal, appeared to ‌be limited and were ‌not a resumption of major combat operations, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

Another ​official said the strikes were defensive measures against Iranians using surface-to-air missiles against US assets.

The Pentagon ⁠referred a request for comment to the US Central Command, which ​oversees American forces in the Middle East. CENTCOM did not respond to requests for comment.

Earlier ​on Monday, Iranian state media ‌outlet IRNA reported that there were several explosions on Qeshm Island.

The Journal reported that ⁠the attack was the latest in a series of strikes carried out by Washington in recent weeks.

Fox News, ⁠citing officials, said the strikes were defensive and carried out ​in response to Iran firing at a US aircraft.

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump hinted at renewing attacks on Iran after ‌the US midterm elections on Tuesday. But after a speech at the Lincoln ‌Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday, he indicated he might ⁠be thinking otherwise.

(Reporting ‌by Phil Stewart, Steve ​Holland and Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Christian Martinez, Donna Bryson and Thomas ‌Derpinghaus)

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