U.S. strikes Strait of Hormuz hours before Tuesday midterms
An AP article on pbs.org reports the United States carried out limited strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz hours before the 3 November 2026 midterms, hours after weeks of back-channel talks in which Iran offered to reopen the strait if the U.S. lifted its naval blockade and sanctions. Officials and allies, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, pressed both sides, while Iran's Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf warned of readiness if Washington miscalculated again.
