Hormozgan Official Says US Strike on Points in Qeshm Left Residential Areas and Infrastructure Undamaged

Ahmad Nafisi, Hormozgan's deputy governor for political, security and social affairs, said on Monday, November 9, 2026 (18 Aban 1405) that the points hit in a US military strike on Qeshm Island were outside residential and commercial zones and service infrastructure, and that no damage was done to the island's vital or service infrastructure.

He added that the situation on the island is under control and all relief, service and executive bodies are on full alert. Nafisi asked citizens to follow news of the incident only through official channels. The reports read give neither the exact time of the strike nor the nature of the targets; this is an account from a provincial official, and no independent report on the extent of damage has been published.