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U.S. strikes Qeshm Island area as Rubio calls Iran’s demands ‘absurd’
The U.S. military struck an area on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian authorities said there were no casualties or damage to critical infrastructure.
U.S. armed forces struck an area on Qeshm Island in Iran’s Hormozgan province overnight Monday, Iranian authorities said. According to Iranian state media, four explosions were heard on the island.
“The area of Qeshm Island targeted by the U.S. military was outside residential and commercial zones, as well as service facilities. The attack caused no damage to critical infrastructure,” said Ahmad Nafisi, Hormozgan’s deputy governor for political and security affairs. He said the situation on the island was under control and that rescue services and security forces had been placed on full alert.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Florida that the sides were not “on the verge of a breakthrough” in the talks. He said President Donald Trump preferred a diplomatic solution, but Iran’s demands were “not merely unacceptable, but in some cases outrageous, absurd and completely unrealistic.” Rubio called the war “not necessarily popular, but necessary” to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
In a phone interview with CNN, Trump said that if the talks made progress and Tehran signed a “strong agreement,” renewed strikes would be “extremely unlikely.” On Monday, he is due to receive Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, at the White House. Tehran is studying Qatar’s proposals for resolving its differences with Washington.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that after the U.S. midterm elections, “it is time for the White House to make its choice.” He said Tehran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to merchant vessels within two days remained in force if Iran’s conditions were met, including an end to the war on all fronts.
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