Explosions on an Iranian island. US secret attack

The attack took place after President Donald Trump's statements in which he downplayed the possibility of resuming the war with Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections, the newspaper emphasized. We had a war with Iran. We won, Trump told reporters on Monday. I don't even know if it can be called a war because we haven't carried out any combat operations for months, he added.

However, officials told the Wall Street Journal that the United States has been conducting smaller-scale strikes against Iran for several weeks. On Monday, reports of explosions near the island of Keshm appeared on social media. The Iranian IRNA agency reported the sounds of explosions near the island, located in the Strait of Hormuz. It has been attacked by American forces in the past.

Some officials said the attacks were defensive actions. They claim that they are intended to prevent Iran from freely attacking merchant ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

The US attacks silently

Unlike earlier in the war, the United States did not publicly report any attacks. The U.S. is deliberately keeping these actions secret so as not to suggest an intention to resume large-scale military operations, one official said.

Asked on Monday if he was considering attacking Iran after the midterm elections, Trump replied: "No." However, administration officials said the president was still considering all available options.

What is Trump planning regarding Iran?

The day before the congressional elections, he also wrote that the price of oil dropped by about $10. per barrel because "people feel there will be no war with Iran." On Monday afternoon, the price of Brent crude oil was $104 per barrel; the maximum price that day reached $112.

The president also said that day that he was in no hurry to decide on a potential return to bombing Iran. He argued that the Iranians want to conclude an agreement as soon as possible and perhaps this will happen.