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Wall Street Journal is reporting the US has struck Iran's Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz. (AP PHOTO)
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US military hits Iranian island in secret strikes

The US has launched a series of secret strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island after Donald Trump denied he was contemplating resuming attacks on the Islamic regime.

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