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US conducts limited strikes near Qeshm Island in Strait of Hormuz

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id ad59addc-eb56-4fb8-9481-253eed296467.

Where
Qeshm and Bandar Abbasresolved to locality26.950, 56.269
When
Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-11-02 · last update 2026-11-04
Sourcing
238 reports238 reports across 188 outlets · independence not established
How far this got
localizednamed facility unresolvedOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.

Summary

US forces carried out limited strikes on Iranian military targets on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, which the US describes as defensive, following reported Iranian fire at US aircraft. The strikes were not confirmed by US President Donald Trump. Reports say explosions were heard on Qeshm, Hengam and near Bandar Abbas, with five consecutive explosions reported on Qeshm. Iran's IRGC says it downed US drones, and claims a US MQ-1 drone was shot down over the island; the reports differ on which drones were involved. Iranian officials denounced the strikes and reserve the right to respond, while Qatar-mediated talks continue and Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if US demands are met.

What imagery could confirm

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What remains unresolved

  • named facility unresolved

Timeline

28 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

  • 2026-11-04member countour measurement237 → 238reports joined

27 more change(s) — the values are part of the event detail on paid plans.

Sources

Grouped by outlet. Syndication is not collapsed, so several outlets can carry one wire story — the count is breadth of carriage, not independent confirmation.

238 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

Related events

305 related event(s) and 15 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.

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