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US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Rubio calls Tehran’s demands ‘unrealistic’
The US military struck an area on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday night. Iranian officials said critical infrastructure was unharmed, while Rubio said he did not expect a breakthrough in negotiations.
The US military struck an area on Qeshm Island, in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, on Sunday night. Iran’s state media reported hearing four explosions on the island.
Ahmed Nafisi, deputy governor of Hormozgan province for political and security affairs, said the area targeted was outside residential, commercial and service zones, adding, "The attack did not cause any damage to critical or service infrastructure." Nafisi said the situation on the island was under control and that rescue and security units had been placed on full alert; no deaths or injuries were reported.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Florida, "I can't say that we're on the verge of a breakthrough" in the negotiations. Rubio said President Donald Trump preferred a diplomatic solution, but that Iran's demands were "not only unacceptable, but in some cases outrageous, ridiculous and truly unrealistic." Rubio argued that the war was "necessary, even if unpopular" and that Trump had acted to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Trump also said in a phone interview with CNN that resuming the attacks would "most likely not be necessary" as long as progress continued in the negotiations and Iran signed a "strong deal." Trump is expected to receive Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, at the White House on Monday. Tehran is examining Qatar’s proposals to resolve differences between the two sides.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, referring to the results of the US midterm elections, said, "The American electorate has made its choice; now it is the White House's turn." Araghchi said Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels within two days remained valid if its conditions were met, including an end to the war on all fronts; otherwise, he said Iran would "rain hell".
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