US has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, US official says
U.S. officials said the limited operation targeted surface-to-air missiles used against American assets and was not a return to full combat.
- Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Tuesday following reports that the United States struck Iran's Qeshm Island, with Brent crude futures up 0.5% to $105.25 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude increasing 47 cents to $96.93 a barrel.
- Iranian state media reported several explosions near Qeshm Island on Monday, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have intercepted American drones near the Strait of Hormuz in separate operations.
- Market analyst Tim Waterer at KCM Trade noted the strike report "flipped the tone" after markets had begun pricing in a more diplomatic path, reversing recent optimism about conflict resolution.
- Reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz during the eight-month US-Iran conflict has become a leading cause of elevated gasoline prices, affecting global crude oil and natural gas supplies.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei authorized peace talks, though recent Qatari mediator discussions ended without breakthrough; separately, the United States will host Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.
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Washington. The U.S. carried out attacks earlier this Tuesday on Iranian targets in the Strait of Ormuz, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal and Ap. Earlier, Iranian state television, other Iranian media outlets and Al Jazeera network reported that explosions were heard last night on Qeshm Island.
The U.S. military has carried out ‘limited’ attacks on the Iranian island of Qeshm on the eve of the midterm elections. Three U.S. officials confirmed this to CNN. According to the United States, it is a defensive action in response to Iranian shelling of an American aircraft. It is the first – as far as is known – American attack on Iran in weeks.
The United States has carried out attacks on the Iranian island of Qeshm. That island occupies a strategic position in the Strait of Hormuz and houses important military bases. The Iranian state news agency IRNA reports that several explosions were heard. The attacks appear to be relatively small-scale and do not signify a resumption of large-scale operations, American media and international news agencies report, citing sources within the US g…
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