The U.S. conducts limited airstrikes in Hormuz during indirect talks with Iran... “Neutralization of air defense facilities” (comprehensive)

While the United States was conducting negotiations with Iran to end the war through mediation, it again conducted an airstrike on Gessum Island, a strategic location in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to the Associated Press on the 6th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military carried out a limited airstrike targeting Iran's air defense facilities.

Speaking to reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, President Trump called the attack a "minor" and said, "They (Iran) put up a small air defense system that we neutralized in 15 minutes, maybe 5 minutes."

President Trump did not elaborate on what the target of the attack was.

Earlier, Iranian state media reported that two missiles landed in the Suza area of ​​Geshum Island, located on a major oil transport waterway.

The Iranian military claimed to have shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Gesium Island, but there was no confirmation from the United States.

This airstrike was the first since the Republican Party led by President Trump suffered a crushing defeat in the midterm elections.

On the 2nd, the day before the midterm elections, the U.S. military conducted defensive airstrikes targeting Gesium Island and other islands.

The U.S.'s series of airstrikes and Iran's move to rebuild air defense facilities are interpreted as an attempt by both sides to increase their negotiating power by securing military superiority in the Strait of Hormuz amid indirect discussions on ending the war that are ongoing through mediators.

The United States and Iran are seeking a way to end the war through mediation by Qatar and other countries, but differences of opinion over Iran's nuclear program remain the biggest obstacle to negotiations.

Iran is reviewing Qatar's new mediation plan, which includes confidence-building measures for full-scale nuclear negotiations with the United States, but is said to be sticking to its stance that it will not enter into nuclear negotiations until the United States accepts key demands, such as lifting sanctions and compensating for war damage.