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US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks

U.S. forces said the launchers were preparing sea mines for the strait, where traffic has fallen to reduced levels during the conflict.

  • 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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WASHINGTON (ANP/RTR/DPA/BLOOMBERG) - American forces attacked two Iranian launch installations on the Iranian island of Larak on Sunday. This was reported by the news site Axios, citing an American official.

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The US military launched a new offensive into Iranian territory, claiming to have struck an Iranian rocket launcher that was about to release mines into the Strait of Hormuz again. Tehran has vowed to retaliate.

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