At least two killed in US strikes on Iran

At least two people were killed and several others wounded in a US attack on Iran’s Larak Island, according to Iranian authorities.

Hossein Amirtimouri, governor of Qeshm, the administrative area that includes Larak, said the casualties occurred during the overnight attack. He said the wounded were receiving medical care but did not give their number or describe their condition.

The US Central Command said the strikes targeted two platforms that Iran had prepared to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded with attacks on US bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in mid-July after further US bombardments of southern Iran. The United States responded by reimposing restrictions on Iranian ships and ports, measures that the report said were damaging the country’s economy.

The United States has opened a route in the southern part of the strait near Oman’s coast in an effort to restore maritime oil traffic. It has also launched an operation called Economic Outcast to further isolate Iran financially as the war reaches its six-month mark.

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During the attack on Larak Island, two people were killed and several others were wounded.