US secretly carries out strike on Iran’s Qeshm Island

The United States ‘secretly carried out’ an attack on Iran’s Qeshm Island, marking the latest in a series of limited strikes that Washington has reportedly carried out against Tehran in recent weeks. The attacks have taken place even as President Donald Trump has spoken of the possibility of reaching a diplomatic deal with Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The assault follows comments by Trump playing down the possibility of a return to war with Iran after Tuesday’s midterm elections. 

Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island. The official, who wasn’t authorized to comment publicly and spoke Monday on condition of anonymity, said “Iranians using surface-to-air missiles against US assets” had been targeted.

The strikes, which appeared to be limited as opposed to a full return to hostilities, came on the eve of crucial American midterm elections. President Donald Trump has previously said the US wouldn’t launch strikes on Iran before the midterms.

The unpopular Iran war and the resulting impact on US gasoline prices and other parts of the economy have been a vulnerability for Republicans as they try to keep control of Congress.

(With AP, AFP and ANI inputs)

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