US carried out limited ‘defensive’ strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, official says

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The US military carried out limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday, a US official told CNN, describing the attack as a “defensive measure for Iranians using surface to air missiles against US assets.”

The attack does not appear to be the kind of major combat operation that officials have been contemplating , and the Wall Street Journal, which first revealed the operation, reported that other such strikes have been carried out previously in secret.

But the new action, on the eve of Election Day, is a reminder that the situation in Iran is still unresolved, and combat is still very much on the table.

The attack comes as President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that diplomacy with Tehran is still at work, writing on social media that an agreement “could happen.”

Vice President JD Vance struck a similar tone on Monday, telling reporters that the US and Iran have “made some progress” toward an off ramp to the war.

“The Iranians are always a little unpredictable, and as the president always says, he retains kinetic options, he retains non-kinetic options. But we’ve certainly made some progress. We’ll see if we can make some more,” the vice president said, adding that he had just spoken with the president about the war and both men felt “pretty good” about a potential deal.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

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一位美国官员告诉 CNN，美军周一在伊朗格什姆岛进行了有限的打击，并将此次袭击描述为“伊朗使用地对空导弹攻击美国目标的防御措施”。

这次袭击似乎并非官员们一直在考虑的那种大规模作战行动，《华尔街日报》率先披露了此次行动，并报道称，此前也曾秘密进行过其他类似的袭击。

但此次在选举日前夕采取的新行动提醒人们，伊朗局势仍未解决，冲突仍然极有可能发生。

此次袭击发生之际，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周一在社交媒体上表示，与德黑兰的外交努力仍在进行中，称“有可能达成协议”。

周一，副总统 JD Vance 也表达了类似的观点，他告诉记者，美国和伊朗在结束战争方面“取得了一些进展”。

副总统说：“伊朗人总是有点难以捉摸，正如总统常说的，他保留了动能选项，也保留了非动能选项。但我们确实取得了一些进展。我们会看看能否取得更多进展。”他还补充说，他刚刚与总统谈过这场战争，两人都对达成潜在协议感到“相当乐观”。

这是突发新闻，我们将持续更新。