India, Nov. 3 -- The United States struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday after US President Donald Trump publicly played down the possibility of renewed war, while also hinting at a diplomatic breakthrough.

The latest attack on Qeshm is part of a series of covert American strikes conducted over the past few weeks, Wall Street Journal reported citing US officials.

In remarks made a day before the midterm elections, Trump had claimed that US "won" the conflict with Iran, while also highlighting that the two sides had not been "doing any fighting for weeks." When asked by reporters on Monday whether he was considering striking Iran after the midterm elections, the US President, in a brief, response, said, "No."

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