US forces carried out a small-scale bombing on the Iranian island of Qishm, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, according to De Telegraaf. The Dutch outlet reported the remark in a live update published on the morning of 7 November 2026.
Other Dutch broadcasters gave a similar account. NOS described the action as the first US attack on Iran since the midterms, and BNR reported that Trump announced the first strike on Iran since that vote. AD.nl reported two rocket impacts on the island of Qeshm, an alternative spelling of the same name, and described the strikes as "small" air attacks.
The reports rest on Trump's own statement, and the available material does not go beyond that. It gives no word on casualties, on the specific targets hit, or on how Iran responded. It also does not say what military purpose the US side attached to the operation.
What is clear is the timing. The strike was announced after the midterm elections, a point several of the Dutch outlets highlighted in their headlines. The reports do not say how the midterms bear on the decision to act now.
Watch for official statements from Washington and Tehran that could confirm damage or casualties, and for any Iranian response, which the reporting so far has not addressed.