Two missiles strike Iran's Qeshm Island, Tasnim news agency says

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CAIRO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Saturday initial reports indicated that two missiles had struck Qeshm Island, adding there was no official information on possible damage. Tasnim said further details would be released once relevant authorities confirmed the incident. The state news agency IRNA had earlier reported that local witnesses said two projectiles had struck the Suza area of Qeshm Island in southern Iran after the sound of an aircraft was heard over the island.

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The article never mentions that the US military struck Qeshm Island four days earlier, which Al-Monitor itself reported. It also omits that Iranian media reported shooting down US drones over the island on the same days. The report does not say who fired these missiles, and nothing here shows who did. Without the recent US strikes and drone activity over the same island, a reader has no way to place an attack that followed the sound of an aircraft overhead.

How we know

Al-Monitor wrote earlier“The US military launched strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz overnight on Monday”US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Trump hints at possible deal (opens in a new tab)
The Jerusalem Post reported“Iran state media reported that it had shot down a US MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island on Saturday”Two missiles struck Iran's Qeshm Island after aircraft heard above - report (opens in a new tab)

On Saturday, Qatar’s International Media Office denied circulating reports that the United States and Iran had failed to reach an agreement to end their war, describing these allegations as false and misleading. It said the Qatari prime minister had affirmed that both sides continue to work toward an agreement. The statement added that Qatar’s mediation efforts are ongoing, in close coordination with Washington and Tehran, to support the negotiations. (Reporting by Enas Alashray and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Rod Nickel)

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What we found (1)

Al-Monitor runs a short Reuters wire reporting Iranian news agency accounts of two missiles striking Qeshm Island, then adds Qatar's statement that US-Iran talks are continuing. It attributes every claim to its source and does not name an attacker that no source in the article identifies. It does omit that the US had struck the same island days earlier, which its own earlier reports and other coverage show.

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What is missing
The article never mentions that the US military struck Qeshm Island four days earlier, which Al-Monitor itself reported. It also omits that Iranian media reported shooting down US drones over the island on the same days. The report does not say who fired these missiles, and nothing here shows who did. Without the recent US strikes and drone activity over the same island, a reader has no way to place an attack that followed the sound of an aircraft overhead.
How we know
- Al-Monitor wrote earlier“The US military launched strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz overnight on Monday”US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Trump hints at possible deal (opens in a new tab)
- The Jerusalem Post reported“Iran state media reported that it had shot down a US MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island on Saturday”Two missiles struck Iran's Qeshm Island after aircraft heard above - report (opens in a new tab)
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What it gets right

“Tasnim news agency says”
The headline keeps the attribution the body gives and does not present an unconfirmed report as established fact.
“adding there was no official information on possible damage”
The report states plainly what is not yet known instead of filling the gap with speculation.
“local witnesses said two projectiles had struck the Suza area of Qeshm Island in southern Iran after the sound of an aircraft was heard over the island”
It gives the witness detail of an aircraft overhead, so the strike is not written as something that simply happened with no actor.

How other outlets reported it

The Jerusalem PostTwo missiles struck Iran's Qeshm Island after aircraft heard above - report (opens in a new tab)

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