US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
- U.S. forces conducted targeted airstrikes against two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
- A U.S. official stated that the strikes were launched after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel were observed preparing the launchers to fire naval mines into international shipping lanes.
- The operation marks the first direct U.S. military action against Iranian positions along the waterway in roughly a month.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the strike by American forces and reported that several soldiers were killed and injured during the attack.
- The military action underscores ongoing tensions over control of the energy chokepoint as Washington continues escorting commercial vessels while enforcing maritime security measures.
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vienna.atAccording to the U.S. Army, targets in Iran were attacked for the first time in weeks on Sunday, while the Iranian island of Larak was attacked in the Strait of Hormus, declared the region's U.S. military commando CENTCOM.
This is the first bombing of Iran since the end of July.
US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
WASHINGTON — U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Iran swiftly vowed to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack. Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait, according to Tim Hawkins, a spokespers…
U.S. forces strike Iranian island in first attack in weeks
STRAIT OF HORMUZ, Aug. 30, 2026 (UPI) — U.S. forces struck a pair of rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday in the first military action taken against Iran in weeks, military officials said. The strikes on Larak Island were carried out to prevent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces from deploying new sea […] The post U.S. forces strike Iranian island in first attack in weeks first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
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