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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James C. Reynolds

Qeshm: Iran’s fortress island with an underground ‘missile city’ threatening US troops in Hormuz

The US military launched fresh strikes on a fortified Iranian island near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as diplomacy slowed and Iran restarted attacks on its neighbours.

US Central Command said the military attacked a ground control tower on Qeshm Island in “self-defence”, claiming Iran had tried and failed to attack Kuwait and Bahrain with missiles.

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