U.S. military carries out limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island
The U.S. military carried out limited strikes Monday on Iran’s Qeshm Island , according to two U.S. officials.
The officials said the U.S. attacks, which came on the eve of crucial U.S. midterm elections and as the Middle East is anxious about the possibility of a return to all-out war , were not a resumption of major combat operations in Iran. They described the attacks as self-defense in response to Iran’s ongoing efforts to target maritime shipping and U.S. assets.
The U.S. continues to intercept drones and missiles that are targeting shipping every day, one of the U.S. officials said.
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