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Qeshm island and Hormuz hit, as mediators try to prevent US-Iran escalation
US strikes hit Iran's Qeshm island and the Strait of Hormuz after more ships were attacked, as mediators try to prevent a wider US-Iran war. Iran's military says it downed a US MQ-9 drone and claims missile-range limits are now lifted, while Trump calls the strikes 'minor'. Diplomats and analysts warn the pendulum between war and talks is tilting toward conflict after US midterms.