Kochi: After a lull in US – Iran conflict, Washington launched a ‘secret’ attack on Iran’s largest island Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz.The Wall Street Journal broke the news which described the attack as limited and ruled out resumption of major combat operations, NDTV reported. The latest assault was to prevent Iran from having the freedom to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian news agency IRNA reported that five explosions were heard in rapid succession on the island. The developments came amid reports claiming Israeli PM Netanyahu was pressing US President Donald Trump to consider fresh military action against Iran after the US midterm elections.
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