US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island, US official says
By Kanishka Singh and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island on Sunday, a U.S. official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. "I can confirm that earlier today U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch…
US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island on Sunday. According to a US official, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. The US official confirmed the strike, which marked the first known American strikes on Iran since late July.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported that the attack killed and wounded several soldiers and citizens, and vowed to respond and punish those responsible. Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the US carried out a drone strike on the island. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical energy route, with around 20% of global oil supplies normally passing through the waterway.
The US and Iran have been engaged in a conflict that has continued intermittently for more than six months. According to RTE News, US President Donald Trump said last week that all mines had been detonated or removed from the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz, and warned that any ship or boat placing new mines would be destroyed. The US military recently completed clearing sea mines from international shipping routes, but security risks remain high.
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