Hyderabad, Oct. 30 -- Explosions were heard near Iran's Qeshm Island early Friday, October 30, as reports emerged of a US attack on an Iranian army naval base on the island.

Iranian news agency Urgent News reported preliminary information suggesting that US forces had targeted the naval installation, linking the explosions heard earlier to the attack. It did not provide details about the extent of the damage or possible casualties.

Separately, Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, citing unnamed sources, reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force intercepted a fighter jet described as "hostile" near Qeshm Island and forced it to leave the area.

The agency did not identify the aircraft or disclose its ...