The United States carried out what a U.S. official described as defensive strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, while explosions were reported Monday on Iran’s Qeshm Island.
PBS reported that Iranian state television said explosions had been heard on Qeshm Island. The BBC, citing CBS, said U.S. officials characterized attacks on the island as limited and defensive. Al Jazeera reported explosions on Qeshm Island and in Bandar Lengeh, citing U.S. media for the assertion that the U.S. military conducted the strikes.
Iran’s state-run IRNA reported several blasts on Qeshm Island, according to news.az, which said no cause had been identified and Iranian authorities had not issued a statement confirming their source.