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U.S. Military Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island in What U.S. Officials Call a Defensive Measure

The US has carried out a series of ‘defensive strikes’ on Iranian locations near Hormuz, with explosions heard on Qeshm.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 3, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC

The action was limited, the officials said, with no immediate plans to escalate.

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