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U.S. strikes Iranian targets near Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military launched limited defensive strikes at Iranian targets on Qeshm Island after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at an American aircraft.

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Nov 3, 2026

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U.S. strikes Iranian targets near Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military launched limited defensive strikes at Iranian targets on Qeshm Island after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at an American aircraft.

In brief

The U.S. military launched limited defensive strikes at Iranian targets on Qeshm Island after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at an American aircraft. The U.S. military struck Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iranian fire at an American aircraft, as President Trump weighs restarting…

U.S. launches defensive strikes

The U.S. military struck Iranian targets on Qeshm Island after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at an American aircraft near the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump's mixed signals on Iran

President Trump said a U.S.-Iran deal could happen and Iran wants a settlement. Hours later he said the U.S. still needs to take care of several Iranian sites including Pickaxe Mountain.

“could happen”

Netanyahu pushes for more strikes

Netanyahu pushes for more strikes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Trump over the weekend and pushed for further sustained strikes against Iran, according to the Associated Press.

War costs U.S. forty-seven billion

As of mid-October, the Iran war had cost the U.S. military at least forty-seven point one billion dollars. Replacing spent munitions alone cost about twenty-nine billion dollars.

The one thing

The U.S. military struck Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iranian fire at an American aircraft, as President Trump weighs restarting hostilities against Iran.

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