Reports have emerged that a US projectile struck Iran’s Qeshm Island, with explosions reported on the strategically located island in the Strait of Hormuz.
What we know and what we don’t
The initial reports are thin, coming via social media channels without immediate corroboration from major news agencies or official government statements. Unverified reports of military action in one of the world’s most volatile regions have a history of whipsawing markets before the facts catch up.
Qeshm Island sits in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes daily.
No official confirmation has come from US or Iranian authorities as of the time of reporting.
