Trump orders minor strikes on Iran

CNBC ↗ — Leads with Trump saying the U.S. carried out “minor strikes” on Iran, quoting him: “I don't want to talk about it” and describing the action as knocking out an anti-aircraft device “in about 15 minutes, maybe five.”; Notes the Monday strike on the same island was described by a U.S. official as a “defensive measure.”CNBC — Leads with Trump saying the U.S. carried out “minor strikes” on Iran, quoting him: “I don't want to talk about it” and describing the action as knocking out an anti-aircraft device “in about 15 minutes, maybe five.”; Notes the Monday strike on the same island was described by a U.S. official as a “defensive measure.”

ZeroHedge ↗ — Headline and opening frame the strikes as Trump’s “First Ordered Action Since Election,” calling them “limited” strikes on air defense systems and military infrastructure on Qeshm Island.; Quotes Trump saying the U.S. has made “a lot of progress with Iran” and “we are not fighting,” while adding reports of Iranian sea mines hitting tankers.ZeroHedge — Headline and opening frame the strikes as Trump’s “First Ordered Action Since Election,” calling them “limited” strikes on air defense systems and military infrastructure on Qeshm Island.; Quotes Trump saying the U.S. has made “a lot of progress with Iran” and “we are not fighting,” while adding reports of Iranian sea mines hitting tankers.