US strikes hit Iran's Qeshm Island; Tehran weighs reopening Hormuz

US President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that US forces struck an anti-aircraft facility on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "minor attack." Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that "no one will benefit from this war" if it reignited, while his government pursued dialogue. The strikes occurred as US voters prepared for midterm elections dominated by dissatisfaction with the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war, which began in late February and has been stalemated for months. Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran was "ready for battle with its finger on the trigger," while deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi affirmed Iran's right to "legitimate self-defence." An Israeli military spokesperson denied Israeli involvement in the latest strikes. Iranian state media reported five explosions on Qeshm island, with residents seeing two aircraft overhead. A senior Iranian official said Tehran was ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if Washington met its demands, including ending the war, unfreezing assets, and lifting oil sanctions. Qatar, mediating indirect negotiations, said both parties remained committed to talks and hopeful of an interim deal.