US Launches Strikes On Iran’s Island Ahead Of Elections

The United States has launched strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, US officials have confirmed to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.
The officials described the strikes as limited and said they were carried out in response to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) firing on a US aircraft.
Iran’s state news agency, IRNA, reported several explosions on Qeshm Island on Monday.
Although the IRGC did not comment on the reported US strikes, it claimed that its forces had shot down two US MQM-170 reconnaissance drones south of the island, as well as a US MQ-9 drone over an area east of the Strait of Hormuz.
The BBC said it had contacted US Central Command (CENTC...