Trump says US carried out limited strikes on Iranian air defense system

US President Donald Trump has announced that American forces carried out new military strikes against Iranian targets, specifically targeting an air defense system. He described the operation as limited. The announcement coincided with Iranian reports of two explosions heard in the Souza area on Qeshm Island, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz.

Speaking to reporters after arriving in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday evening, Trump said US forces destroyed an Iranian air defense system within minutes. "They built a small air defense facility, but we destroyed it completely within 15 minutes, or maybe 5 minutes," he added.

The US strikes took place in the early hours of Saturday, November 7, local time in Iran, while Trump was speaking on Friday evening Florida time. The president did not provide further details about the exact location or the nature of the targeted system, only describing the operation as "limited."

Meanwhile, Iranian state media reported hearing two explosions in the Souza area on Qeshm Island, located in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important oil shipping routes.

These are the first strikes announced by Washington since the Republican Party, to which Trump belongs, lost the US midterm elections held on Tuesday, November 3. The loss resulted in the party losing control of both chambers of Congress, amid declining approval ratings for the administration due to the conflict with Iran and rising fuel prices.