“U.S. strikes Iranian targets”

Key points

• The U.S. military conducted limited defensive strikes at Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz.
• Three U.S. officials confirmed the strikes to CBS News.
• Strikes targeted Iran's Qeshm Island in response to an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attack on an American aircraft.
• The Wall Street Journal first reported the strikes on Monday.
• The strikes occurred ahead of Election Day amid talks on a U.S.-Iran deal.