Eyewitness footage released on Tuesday (November 3) showed bright flashes of light preceding loud explosions behind buildings on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video from surrounding buildings, building exterior, shape of the window and a wall that matched archive and satellite imagery. Date of the footage is not verified, however a US official said on Monday (November 2) the US carried out strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian state media outlet IRNA reported that there were several explosions on Qeshm Island in a statement posted on Telegram just after midnight on Tuesday (November 3). No old versions of the footage was found posted online before November 3.

The strikes, appeared to be limited and were not a resumption of major combat operations, a US official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

VIDEO SHOWS: EYEWITNESS VIDEO OF LOUD EXPLOSIONS AND LIGHT FLASHING BEHIND BUILDINGS

VERIFICATION:

-Surrounding buildings, building exterior, shape of the window and wall matched archive and satellite imagery

-Date of footage not verified

-However, a US official said on Monday (November 2) the US carried out strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz

-Iranian state media outlet IRNA reported that there were several explosions on Qeshm Island in a statement posted on Telegram just after midnight on Tuesday (November 3)

-No old versions of the footage was found posted online before November 3

EDITOR'S NOTE: TEXT ADDED AT SOURCE

SHOWS: QESHM, IRAN (RELEASED NOVEMBER 3, 2026) (SOCIAL MEDIA - No resales / No archive / News Use Only) (NIGHT SHOT)

1. EYEWITNESS VIDEO OF FLASHING LIGHT, SOUND EXPLOSIONS HEARD BEHIND BUILDINGS