President Donald Trump said U.S. forces destroyed an Iranian air-defense device but did not say where or whether he meant a reported incident on Qeshm Island, near a key oil and gas shipping corridor.
Trump spoke with reporters in West Palm Beach on Friday evening ET. He estimated U.S. forces needed around 15 minutes to eliminate the Iranian-built defense system, while allowing the action may have taken only five. “We do minor strikes, but they knock out,” he said.
Qeshm Island is near the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway used to transport oil and gas. Trump did not identify the reported event on the island as the one behind his account.
