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Iranian negotiator warns of a "new battlefield" after U.S. strikes

FOX 13 Seattle's report places strikes on Qeshm and Hengam alongside Iran's response and the approaching U.S. midterm vote.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 99,698 views a day, 24 times a normal first day on this channel (4,097).

US strikes Iran in Strait of Hormuz hours before Election Day | FOX 13 Seattle

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf delivers a warning to Washington in FOX 13 Seattle's Good Day Seattle report: another strategic miscalculation would bring a different Iranian response.

"If Washington makes another strategic miscalculation, it should know that this time it will face a new battlefield," his English-language interpreter says in the segment, which identifies Qalibaf as Iran's chief negotiator.

The report covers U.S. strikes on Qeshm and Hengam, Iranian islands in the Strait of Hormuz. The station's description cites Iranian media reporting strikes there and identifies an underground missile site and naval base. Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, making the location important well beyond the islands themselves.

The timing is central to the report: FOX 13 says the strikes came before Election Day, after President Donald Trump had said the U.S. would not launch strikes before the midterms. The segment closes with voters casting ballots as the anchor discusses the war's economic and political impact.

The brief update drew about 55,000 views in nine hours, an unusually fast start for one of FOX 13 Seattle's short uploads.

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