Tehran announces third wave of US attacks against Qeshm in a week

Airan's authorities today announced that U.S. attacks on several Qeshm points in the Strait of Ormuz were recorded during the third round of bombings against the island in one week.

Iranian official media agencies, such as the IRNA agency, reported four explosions in Qeshm at dawn, which would not have caused damage to residential areas or vital infrastructure.

This was confirmed by Vice-Governor of Hormozgan Province, Ahmad Nafisi, who ensured that the targets hit were outside residential, commercial and service infrastructure areas.

“There was no damage to vital infrastructure or services on the island,” Nafisi said, ensuring that the situation is under control and that emergency teams remain on high alert.

Explosions were also heard in the coastal cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik. However, the Iranian media attributed these episodes to operations by the country’s own forces aimed at maintaining security and controlling the Ormuz Strait.

Iran claims to control the strategic maritime route, through which one-fifth of the world's hydrocarbons moved before the war triggered in late February by attacks by Israel and the United States against the Islamic Republic.

Iranian forces regularly attack ships that venture without their permission, sailing along Oman's shores.

Recently, several ships have suffered explosions due to mine strikes, reported by Tehran, not confirmed by entities such as UKMTO, whose warnings on November 6th and October 29th point to an explosion in the water line caused by projectiles or through mines-lap, manually fixed.

The U.S. authorities did not comment on the attacks on the island, located in the south of the country.

This was the third round of bombings against Qeshm since November 2, when the United States launched the first offensives against Iranian territory since early September.

On Saturday night, the Irna agency indicated that explosions were heard in various areas of the Strait of Ormuz, including the island of Qeshm and the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Jask, without specifying the cause.

Later, the Iranian authorities confirmed an impact on Jask, according to the same source.

The U.S. Army recently carried out limited attacks on Qeshm, according to the United States.

On Sunday, American President Donald Trump considered “very unlikely” a resumption of the war with Iran, as long as there is progress in negotiations with Tehran.

The statements contrast with those of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who stated shortly before that the diplomatic negotiations between the two countries had stalled due to the shock caused by the defeat of Trump's campaign in the mid-term elections on November 3.