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  "id": 4510189,
  "title": "US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island, US official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/us-forces-strike-two-iranian-launchers-on-irans-larak-island-us-4510189",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T21:46:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/us-forces-strike-two-iranian-launchers-irans-larak-island-us-official-says"
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe 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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        "published": "2026-08-30T19:47:38.000Z"
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        "title": "US strikes Iran’s Larak Island in first attack in weeks",
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "US launches first strike on Iran in weeks as it hits rocket launchers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/us-launches-first-strike-on-iran-in-weeks-as-it-hits-rocket-launchers",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/us-forces-strike-two-iranian-launchers-on-irans-larak-island",
        "published": "2026-08-30T20:43:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Iran war: US military strikes Iran's Larak Island — reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/iran-war-us-military-strikes-irans-larak-island-reports",
        "published": "2026-08-30T20:53:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island, US official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/us-forces-strike-two-iranian-launchers-on-irans-larak-island-us",
        "published": "2026-08-30T21:04:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island, US official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/us-forces-strike-two-iranian-launchers-on-irans-larak-island-us-4505553",
        "published": "2026-08-30T21:08:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island in first known attack in weeks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/us-strikes-iranian-launchers-on-larak-island-in-first-known-attack-in",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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