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Conflict● Elevated2h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 11:00 AM

Iran strikes kept quiet during midterm homestretch set off worries on transparency

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · Middle East

A series of reported secret U.S. military attacks carried out against Iran in the lead up to Tuesday’s midterm elections is raising alarms around public transparency. The United States’s Monday strike on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz — including an anti-aircraft facility on the strategic Qeshm Island — marked the latest in a…

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