Trump weighs further Iran strikes after midterms setback
Briefing by News4U · First published
Al Jazeera reports that after accepting a Republican midterm defeat partly blamed on the war with Iran, President Trump confirmed new US strikes on Qeshm Island while stating the administration is talking to Iranian representatives and has “made a lot of progress.” Iranian state media reported two missiles struck the island and said air defences destroyed a US MQ-9 drone. Iran is distributing iodine tablets to communities near nuclear facilities, citing fears of a US nuclear strike on the Pickaxe Mountain site. Trump faces domestic pressure to end the conflict but refuses Iran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. [1]
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