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The Wall Street Journal reported US strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, citing US officials. Iranian media reported five blasts in rapid succession across the island and two aircraft spotted.
Iran’s Qeshm Island was struck on Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials, some of whom framed the strikes as defensive and aimed at deterring Tehran’s attacks on commercial ships in the critical chokepoint.
Iranian media reported that five blasts were heard in rapid succession across the island and two aircraft had been spotted.
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Iran may respond militarily or diplomatically to the strikes on Qeshm Island.
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