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US carries out limited defensive strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island

US carries out limited defensive strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island
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US officials said the operation did not mark a return to large-scale combat. The strikes were linked to Iranian missile activity targeting US facilities.

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The United States carried out limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, November 2. A US official said the operation did not mark a return to large-scale combat, AnewZ reported, citing Reuters.

Another official said the strikes were a defensive measure amid Iranian surface-to-air missile activity targeting US facilities.

Iran fired at a US aircraft, Fox News reported. Iranian state media said several explosions occurred on the island.

US Central Command did not comment on the strikes.

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