US strikes Iranian island of Qeshm, WSJ says

What the report says

The Wall Street Journal reported, as cited by The Independent Uganda, that the US military struck Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday as part of what it described as a wider set of limited attacks carried out quietly in recent weeks. The article said unnamed US administration officials portrayed the strikes as defensive and suggested Washington has kept them low-profile to avoid signaling a return to full-scale hostilities.

The report comes amid continued tension between the United States and Iran. The Independent Uganda said President Donald Trump said earlier on Monday that he did not plan to immediately resume military action after the congressional midterm elections, while Vice President JD Vance said progress had been made in talks with Tehran aimed at ending the conflict.

The piece also placed the reported strike in a broader conflict timeline, saying the United States and Israel began the war with Iran on February 28 and that a memorandum of understanding signed in June was intended to halt hostilities on multiple fronts. It added that the US later resumed large-scale strikes in July before shifting toward sanctions and economic pressure. Because the report relies on unnamed officials and a WSJ account, the precise extent and impact of the latest strike were not detailed.