US secretly bombs Iran as Trump pushes for deal

According to the Wall Street Journal, US forces carried out limited airstrikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday after Iran launched surface-to-air missiles at an American jet. A US official also said military personnel intercepted an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps missile launched from the island and aimed at merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Fars News Agency reported explosions early Tuesday on Qeshm, neighboring Hengam Island and in Bandar Abbas. The strikes come as President Donald Trump says diplomatic efforts with Tehran are ongoing and a deal “could happen.”