# Trump confirms US strikes in Iran, insists ‘it’s not a war’

https://mins.news/en/item/133530

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-07 07:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/7/trump-confirms-us-strikes-in-iran-insists-its-not-a?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump said the United States carried out what he called “minor strikes” on Iran’s Qeshm Island, the first attacks since the November 3 midterm elections. He told reporters the conflict was “not a war”.

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