{"id":7469,"date":"2026-11-03T10:45:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/us-strikes-irans-qeshm-island-report\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:45:46","slug":"us-strikes-irans-qeshm-island-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/us-strikes-irans-qeshm-island-report\/","title":{"rendered":"US strikes Iran\u2019s Qeshm island \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The United States launched limited strikes on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, US media reported, as Iranian media reported five explosions in quick succession.<\/p>\n

The reported strikes came as US voters prepared to cast their ballots in midterm elections that threaten President Donald Trump\u2019s grip on power.<\/p>\n

The strikes, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, hit Qeshm Island, strategically located in the Hormuz waterway, a key flashpoint of the Middle East war that has upended global markets.<\/p>\n

Unnamed US officials cited by the Journal, CNN, The New York Times and several other outlets, described the attacks as defensive in nature. The Journal said it was just the latest of several undeclared strikes.<\/p>\n

It also said they had not been publicly announced to avoid the impression Washington intended to resume major combat operations. US Central Command did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment.<\/p>\n

The US and Israel launched their war with Iran with a massive wave of strikes in late February. The conflict has been stalemated for months.<\/p>\n

Asked if Israel was involved in the latest reported strikes, an Israeli military spokespeson told AFP, \u201cNo\u201d.<\/p>\n

Israel also held an election last week that saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s party come out on top, but still short of a majority.<\/p>\n

The reported attack came just hours after Trump signaled a deal with Iran \u201ccould happen\u201d, as American voters prepared to cast their ballots in midterms dominated by public dissatisfaction with the war and the inflation it has brought.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran wants a settlement, as soon as possible,\u201d Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n

Iranian state news agency IRNA reported five explosions in rapid succession on Qeshm island, and that some residents reported seeing two aircraft flying in its skies.<\/p>\n

It did not say what was behind the explosions.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Ball in US court \u2013<\/h2>\n

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, meanwhile, said indirect negotiations were taking place with the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the sensitivity and gravity of the current situation, consultations and deliberations are very intensive,\u201d Araghchi told state media.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has been Tehran\u2019s chief negotiator in talks with the US, said that while Iran was ready for war it had given Washington a \u201crational response\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ball is now in America\u2019s court to prevent war.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oil prices had plunged by more than seven percent on Monday on optimism over a possible end to the eight-month-old conflict.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Reopen the strait \u2013<\/h2>\n

US Vice President JD Vance said both he and Trump were optimistic about securing an agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve certainly made some progress. We\u2019ll see if we can make some more,\u201d Vance told reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n

China also called for a return to diplomacy, while Iran\u2019s security chief discussed the conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Axios news outlet reported that Vance had sent a letter to Iranian national security chief Mohsen Rezaei about possible new talks, marking the highest-level move in months.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said the messages received from Washington were \u201can acknowledgement of our victory.\u201d<\/p>\n

A senior Iranian official said that Tehran was ready to reopen Hormuz, a key route for global oil and gas supplies, within two days but only if Washington agreed to its long-standing list of demands.<\/p>\n

In September, Iran proposed a seven-day plan to reopen the strait, with demands including ending the war on all fronts, unfreezing Iranian assets, lifting oil sanctions and ending its counter-blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe possibility of implementing this plan in two days is another indication of Iran\u2019s good-faith approach,\u201d Tehran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told reporters at a briefing.<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u2018No compromises\u2019 \u2013<\/h2>\n

China held meetings with Iranian and Saudi officials in Beijing on Monday.<\/p>\n

Beijing supports Tehran in \u201csafeguarding its own sovereignty and security,\u201d Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Ali Bagheri, deputy secretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, according to a Chinese statement.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Al Jazeera released on Sunday, Foreign Minister Araghchi said Washington must accept a new route agreed between Iran and Oman for transiting the strait.<\/p>\n

He said Washington must also remove sanctions imposed recently and reduce US troop numbers in the region.<\/p>\n

Trump has kept up his threats against Tehran, saying on Sunday that the United States may have to give Iran \u201cthe hammer\u201d at some unspecified time.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the US leader said he still had to \u201ctake care\u201d of one or two targets including so-called Pickaxe Mountain in central Iran, a suspected nuclear site which Tehran denies is such a facility.<\/p>\n

Iranian officials have repeatedly warned of wide-ranging retaliation if the US resumes the war.<\/p>\n

Authorities in Tehran installed a huge banner in the heart of the capital, AFP journalists said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Over a photo of the US president, it reads: \u201cWe will kill Trump\u201d.<\/p>\n

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