Explosions hit Iran’s Qeshm Island as US media report US strikes in Hormuz
Summary
Iranian state media reported explosions on Qeshm Island and in Bandar Lengeh on Monday. US media, citing American officials, reported that US forces carried out defensive strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz; neither government had publicly commented at the time of the report. The reports came amid diplomatic efforts to prevent renewed fighting and negotiations over reopening the strait.Key Facts
- Iran’s state-owned IRNA news agency reported several explosions in rapid succession on Qeshm Island late Monday.
- Witnesses told IRNA they saw two planes flying over the island, which lies near the Strait of Hormuz.
- The semi-official Fars news agency reported explosions in Bandar Lengeh, apparently coming from the direction of the sea.
- The Wall Street Journal and Associated Press, citing US officials, reported that the US military carried out defensive strikes against Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.
- An official cited by the AP said the strikes targeted Iranians using surface-to-air missiles against US assets.
- Fox News and Axios reporters said the strikes followed an IRGC attack on a US aircraft; the article did not independently confirm that account.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed it had captured two US reconnaissance drones and destroyed an MQ-9 drone earlier Monday.
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be implemented within two days if the United States met its conditions, including lifting a naval blockade of Iranian ports and ending hostilities.
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