US strikes on Iran target air defenses, Trump says

ua.korrespondent.net (Ukrainian) —

US President Donald Trump said US forces conducted "limited" strikes on Iran targeting its air defense system, describing the operation as "minor." The strikes occurred Friday, according to Associated Press reporting on Saturday. Iranian state media reported sounds of two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island, located on a key oil shipping route. Trump said the target was destroyed in roughly five to fifteen minutes, without providing further details. The strikes were the first since Trump's Republican Party lost in Tuesday's US midterm elections. Trump previously spoke of "total destruction" of Iran and rejected nuclear mediation initiatives, while considering three scenarios regarding Tehran.


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