
Trump confirmed that the US military had launched a small military operation against an Iranian air defense system, while Iran was reviewing Qatar's proposal to mediate its nuclear program.
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The United States and Iran have long been at odds over their nuclear program and regional security. Iran's air defense system has been damaged in many conflicts.
(Central News Agency, Washington, 6th Comprehensive Foreign News Report) U.S. President Trump said that the U.S. military launched a new wave of limited strikes against Iran today, targeting an Iranian air defense system. At the same time, Iran is reviewing the plan proposed by Qatar, the main mediator, hoping to resolve the differences between the United States and Iran on the nuclear program.
Iranian state media reported that two explosions were heard in the Suza area of Qeshm Island on the key oil transportation waterway.
Speaking with reporters, Trump described the military operation as "very small." The Associated Press reported that he told the media shortly after arriving in West Palm Beach, Florida, this evening: "They built a small anti-aircraft device, and it took us about 15 minutes to destroy it, maybe five minutes."
Trump gave no further details about the target of the attack. However, U.S. officials say that most of Iran's air defense systems have been destroyed or seriously damaged between the Israeli bombing campaign in June 2025 and the initial stages of the current conflict. U.S. officials assess that Iran will attempt to rebuild these air defense systems and other military infrastructure in the future.
The US military also reported that it had carried out what it called a defensive strike on the 2nd. Explosions were heard from Qeshm and Hengam islands in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as well as from the nearby Bandar Abbas region in mainland Iran.
Today's strike is the first military action launched since Trump's Republican Party suffered a disastrous defeat in the March 3 midterm elections.
Earlier today, two Middle Eastern government officials said Iran was reviewing a proposal proposed by key mediator Qatar to resolve differences with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program.
But one of the officials stressed that, at least for now, Iran remains unwilling to negotiate with the Trump administration over their nuclear activities unless the United States agrees to several core conditions that Iran has demanded be included in any ceasefire agreement.
The White House declined to comment on Qatar's proposal for Iran's nuclear program, but Trump told the media earlier today that discussions between mediators and Iran were continuing.
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