Report: U.S. Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island, U.S. Officials Say – Haaretz

Report: U.S. Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island, U.S. Officials Say  Haaretz

The strike was part of a series of limited attacks carried out in recent weeks, as Trump plays down the prospect of renewed war with Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S.

officials The United States struck Iran's Qeshm Island overnight into Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials.

The Wall Street Journal attributed the account to U.S. officials, saying the operation occurred in the overnight hours leading into Tuesday and involved Qeshm Island. The report identified the United States as the party that carried out the strike, while its attribution remained to officials cited by the newspaper. The reported action was described as part of a sequence of limited attacks undertaken during recent weeks.

In the Journal’s account, that military activity coincided with Trump’s public posture of playing down the prospect that war with Iran would be renewed. U.S. officials cited by the newspaper were the stated basis for both the island-strike report and the description of the broader series of attacks in recent weeks as well.