# Officials: US carries out defensive airstrikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island

https://mins.news/en/item/126525

- ABC News, 2026-11-03 03:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://abcnews.com/International/us-carries-defensive-airstrikes-irans-qeshm-island-officials/story?id=137792518

> A US official said Monday’s airstrikes on Qeshm Island were carried out in response to an Iranian attack on a US aircraft.

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