US launches strikes on Iranian island ahead of election
- The US has launched strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, US officials have told CBS, the BBC's US partner.
- Iranian state news agency IRNA reported several explosions on the island on Monday.
- The US officials described the strikes as limited and said they were in response to the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) firing upon a US aircraft.
Confirmed
- The US has launched strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, US officials have told CBS, the BBC's US partner.
- Iranian state news agency IRNA reported several explosions on the island on Monday.
Unverified
- The US officials described the strikes as limited and said they were in response to the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) firing upon a US aircraft.
Sources: BBC News, Al Jazeera