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US strikes Iranian island ahead of midterm elections
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US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.
US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.
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