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Trump Says U.S. Carried Out 'Minor Strikes' on Iran After Qeshm Island Missiles

President Donald Trump said the U.S. carried out minor strikes on Iran after two missiles struck Qeshm Island. The U.S. also struck the same island on Monday in what an official called a defensive measure.

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In brief

  • Two missiles struck Qeshm Island on Friday, with no official information on damage, according to Tasnim via Reuters.
  • Trump said the U.S. carried out minor strikes on Iran but did not explicitly confirm they were the Qeshm Island strikes.
  • The U.S. struck Qeshm Island on Monday in what a U.S. official described as a defensive measure.
  • The IMF forecast Iran’s consumer prices would rise by an average of 78.6% in 2026.

Trump Says U.S. Carried Out 'Minor Strikes' on Iran After Qeshm Island Missiles

Reported strikes on Qeshm Island

Two missiles struck Qeshm Island on Friday, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported, according to Reuters. Tasnim said there was no official information on damage, Reuters added. The island lies off Iran’s southern coast, near the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump’s comments

Speaking to reporters Friday evening after landing in West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said: “I don’t want to talk about it.” He added: “We do minor strikes, but they knock out. They built a little bit of an anti-aircraft device, and we knocked it out in about 15 minutes, maybe five.” He did not explicitly confirm that he was referring to the reported strikes on Qeshm.

Trump also said Iran wants “to make a deal very badly. They have 300% inflation. Their navy’s gone. Their airport, everything’s gone, and they want to make a deal.” When asked if he wanted to make a deal “really soon,” Trump said: “Well, we have nobody getting hurt, nobody getting killed.”

Earlier U.S. strikes and regional context

The U.S. struck Qeshm Island on Monday, in what a U.S. official told MS Now was a “defensive measure.” The strikes are the first since Tuesday’s midterm elections.

The International Monetary Fund forecast that Iran’s consumer prices would rise by an average of 78.6% in 2026, in a report published Oct. 13.

Iran has said it wants more than “paper commitments” from the U.S. before entering a new phase of diplomatic talks. “We must see practical measures by the Americans,” Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, told state broadcaster IRIB on Friday, according to Press TV.

Why it matters

The limited U.S. strikes on Iranian territory and Tehran’s calls for practical measures before talks show the conflict remains active after the midterm elections, with both sides signaling readiness for further military or diplomatic steps.

Sources

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Questions readers ask

What did Trump say about U.S. strikes on Iran?
Trump stated that the U.S. carried out "minor strikes" that knocked out an anti-aircraft device in about 15 minutes, though he did not explicitly confirm these were the strikes on Qeshm Island.
What happened on Qeshm Island on Friday?
Two missiles struck Qeshm Island on Friday, according to Iranian news agency Tasnim, which reported there was no official information on damage.
When did the U.S. previously strike Qeshm Island?
The U.S. struck Qeshm Island on Monday in what a U.S. official described as a "defensive measure."
What is Iran's stance on entering new diplomatic talks?
Iran says it wants more than "paper commitments" and requires practical measures from the U.S. before entering a new phase of diplomatic talks.

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