Qeshm island and Hormuz hit, as mediators try to prevent US-Iran escalation
- Tehran, Iran – The United States has bombed Iran after vessels were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz, as mediators continue to try to prevent large-scale fighting between the two countries.
- Two projectiles hit Iran’s Qeshm on Friday night, the latest in a series of air strikes on the southern island over recent weeks targeting Iranian air defences and launchers.
- President Donald Trump called them “minor strikes”, amid increasing concerns of a potential escalation in the war between the countries.
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- Two projectiles hit Iran’s Qeshm on Friday night, the latest in a series of air strikes on the southern island over recent weeks targeting Iranian air defences and launchers.
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- Tehran, Iran – The United States has bombed Iran after vessels were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz, as mediators continue to try to prevent large-scale fighting between the two countries.
- President Donald Trump called them “minor strikes”, amid increasing concerns of a potential escalation in the war between the countries.
Sources: Al Jazeera, The Hill