US reportedly strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance voices optimism about a deal
The United States reportedly struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, even as President Donald Trump signalled progress in negotiations with Tehran to end the eight-month-old conflict.
Key points
- military carried out attacks on Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, even as the Trump administration has been underplaying war risks.
- The strikes were reported as being “defensive”, and not thought to be a signal of a return to full hostilities, but came on the eve of crucial midterm elections in which Donald Trump’s Republican party is expected to be punished by voters for the cascading effect the war has had on the US cost of living.
- The reported attack was the latest in a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out in recent weeks.
Several explosions heard on Qeshm Island and in Bandar Lengeh as US media report US military strikes in Hormuz.
Tehran on Monday said that the country was holding "intensive" indirect talks with Washington to avoid a fresh round of US attacks on Iran ahead of the US midterm elections this week.
Additional details
- Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei shared Iranian plans to reopen blockaded energy corridor, the Strait of Hormuz, if the US were to meet its demands.
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