Iran's state TV says sounds near Qeshm Island were likely warning shots

State TV says the sounds were likely warning shots fired at vessels violating the Strait of Hormuz. IRNA reported no damage on the island.

Iran's state TV said the sounds heard near Qeshm Island were likely warning shots fired at vessels violating the Strait of Hormuz. IRNA reported that the sound appeared to come from the sea, and no damage has been reported on the island.

Qeshm sits at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, the passage through which a large share of the world's seaborne oil moves. Any activity in the area draws attention because of that location.

The incident follows weeks of mixed signals over Iran's nuclear programme and its standoff with Washington. Trump has said US officials spoke with Iranian mediators and that the nuclear threat has already stopped, and separately has said the US will win the Iran conflict soon and predicted falling gas prices, along with a claim that inflation will end once a war with Iran is over. A US source involved in the negotiations told Al Arabiya a deal remains unlikely with gaps still wide, while Al Hadath, citing sources, reported Iran had agreed to halt uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief, a claim that conflicts with other accounts. CNN reported US officials calling the mediated talks positive and constructive. The US has also been pressing Iran to honour a Swiss-brokered pledge to allow IAEA inspectors access, even as Iran's parliament weighs a bill to leave the non-proliferation treaty altogether. Al Jazeera reported that Iran has proposed delaying its nuclear commitments until after an initial phase of any deal, with the two sides still disputing who gives up leverage first. Iraq's Hezbollah has separately threatened to shut border crossings over an Iran air embargo if it continues past October 1, according to IRIB.