Trump says U.S. carried out ‘minor strikes’ on Iran as missiles hit Qeshm Island
Source: CNBC ·
Trump said the U.S. carried out ‘minor strikes’ on Iran after Iranian media reported two missiles hit Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz.
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President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that the U.S. carried out "minor strikes" on Iran, amid reports that two missiles struck Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz. The missiles struck the island on Friday, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported, according to Reuters . Tasnim said there was no official information on damage, Reuters added. The island lies off Iran's southern coast, near the Strait of Hormuz, the vital artery for oil and gas that has become a flashpoint in the war. Speaking to reporters Friday evening after landing in West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump didn't comment specifically on Qeshm Island, saying: "I don't want to talk about it." But he added: "We do minor strikes, but they knock out. They built a little bit of an anti-aircraft device, and we knocked it out in about 15 minutes, maybe five." He did not explicitly confirm that he was referring to the reported strikes on Qeshm. The strikes are the first since Tuesday's midterm elections, after analysts and…
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