US-Iran tensions soar: Fresh strikes on Qeshm Island as Hormuz status remains at odds | World News
Iran on Sunday reported fresh attacks in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, and Hajjiabad near the Strait of Hormuz, all located in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province, as the US military declared Hormuz “open for all” vessels legally transiting the critical waterway. Military installations targeted on Qeshm Island According to Qeshm Island governor Hossein Amir Teymouri, at least 10 to 11 “enemy projectiles” struck the island on Sunday, reported Tehran’s state-linked IRNA news agency. The governor added that all targets were military positions and that no casualties had been reported on the island. Casualties reported among local maintenance workers However, the Iranian government said that at least one maintenance worker was killed and two others were wounded in the latest round of attacks on southern Hormozgan province. The authorities added that the worker was killed while “performing his duties”, IRNA reported. Strategic value of the Persian Gulf’s largest island Qeshm is the largest island in the Persian Gulf with a population of about 150,000 people, AP reported. The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking …


