Monday afternoon Trump said “No” on hitting Iran after the midterms. Monday night a US jet took out an Iranian missile launcher on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, the night before the election, and US officials call it “defensive.” What got hit, the nuclear talk against the actual record, what it costs you at the pump, and what comes after today. SOURCES CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/02/politics/us-strikes-iran-qeshm-island Trump “No” (NBC’s Garrett Haake): https://x.com/GarrettHaake/status/2117345173298401648 Israel “No” (AFP via Dawn): https://www.dawn.com/news/2041838 IAEA, Oct 27: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/statements/director-general-statement-to-the-united-nations-security-council ISW, Nov 2: https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-november-2-2026/ EIA Hormuz: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65504 AAA: https://gasprices.aaa.com/ War cost (Stars and Stripes): https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-10-28/pentagon-estimate-iran-war-cost-47b-23289282.html CREDITS: Al Jazeera English, euronews, DW News, Fox News, ABC News, AP (thumbnail, Tehran, Mar 7, 2026), @_GlobeObserver (unverified), Wikimedia Commons, Esri/Maxar. Thumbnail