Qeshm island and Hormuz hit, as mediators try to prevent US-Iran escalation
Al Jazeera reports that the United States bombed Iran after vessels came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, that two projectiles hit Qeshm island on the night of 6 November 2026 in a weeks-long series of strikes on Iranian air defences, and that mediators are working to prevent a wider US-Iran war with limited gains. Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered an unrestrained response to future threats, the IRGC says its missile-range limits are lifted, and analysts warn that after the US midterms the pendulum between war and negotiations is tilting toward conflict.
