# U.S. Launches Secret Strikes on Iran Ahead of Midterm Elections

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- Published: 2026-11-03T15:00:00+00:00
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The United States struck Iran's strategic Qeshm Island on November 2, US officials confirmed, in the latest in a series of previously undisclosed military operations against Iran that have continued even as President Donald Trump plays down the prospect of renewed large-scale fighting. The strikes come just hours before the November 3 US midterm elections and follow a shift in Trump’s public rheto

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