WORLD · SECURITY · NOV 3, 9:03 AM ET

Iran warns of ‘new battlefield’ after reported US strike on Qeshm

Reported by 32 outlets in the past day.

What happened

Parliament speaker Ghalibaf said “the ball is in America’s court to prevent war” as Iran reached its highest defensive readiness and Iranian outlets reported Tehran had updated its target bank to include US support bases in Europe under a “response without geographical limits”. Euronews ↗

Also reported

U.S. officials confirmed defensive strikes against Iran's Qeshm Island after a U.S. aircraft came under fire. CBS News ↗

Sources

U.S. carries out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island NBC News
U.S. strikes Iran's Qeshm Island ahead of Election Day CBS News
U.S. launches strikes on Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz CBS News
US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as midterm elections start France 24
US hits Qeshm Island, Pezeshkian signals more diplomacy: Iran war latest Al Jazeera
US conducts series of ‘defensive strikes’ against Iran Al Jazeera