US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as Pezeshkian holds out diplomatic track
The attack is the first on the island since June, with Washington and Tehran pursuing negotiations and military action at the same time.
What to know
- The US carried out an attack on Qeshm Island, an Iranian territory in the Gulf.
- It is the first US strike on the island since June.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has signalled that diplomacy remains open.
- Reports described the two countries as moving towards peace and war simultaneously.
The United States struck Qeshm Island, the first American attack on the Iranian island since June.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signalled that further diplomacy was still possible, according to the outlet, which described Washington and Tehran as advancing on parallel tracks toward both a settlement and an escalation.
The report gave no casualty figures or details of the damage from the strike, and did not say what targets were hit.
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