<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>WASHINGTON (Nov 3): The US carried out strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Monday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The strikes, earlier reported by <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, appeared to be limited and were not a resumption of major combat operations, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Another official said the strikes were defensive measures against Iranians using surface-to-air missiles against US assets.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The Pentagon referred a request for comments to the US Central Command, which oversees American forces in the Middle East. CENTCOM did not respond to requests for comments.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Earlier on Monday, Iranian state media outlet <em>IRNA </em>reported that there were several explosions on Qeshm Island.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The <em>WSJ </em>reported that the attack was the latest in a series of strikes carried out by Washington in recent weeks.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>Fox News</em>, citing officials, said the strikes were defensive and carried out in response to Iran firing at a US aircraft.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In recent weeks, President Donald Trump hinted at renewing attacks on Iran after the US midterm elections on Tuesday. But after a speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday, he indicated he might be thinking otherwise.</p></div>

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