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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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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has reported attacks by the U.S. early this Monday against the island of Larak, local media reported.

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The U.S. Army says the target was two Iranian rocket launchers stationed on the island. An Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesman claims that this "terrorist aggression" will be "punished." More information: The Mojtada Khamenei Enigma: Iranians celebrate half a year under the regime of a supreme leader they have never seen or heard of.

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On Sunday, the United States carried out strikes on the Iranian island of Larak, located in the strategic Strait of Ormuz. Tehran, for its part, deplores "dead and wounded. The Revolutionary Guards promise "repeals". - Iran: the United States conducts new strikes, the first in a month (International).

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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