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First US strike in a month prompts Iranian retaliation as Tehran calls it a ‘deadly mistake’
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First US strike in a month prompts Iranian retaliation as Tehran calls it a ‘deadly mistake’

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The United States struck two Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island, saying they posed an immediate threat to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it retaliated with missile and drone attacks on two US bases in Jordan.
  • Jordan said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed eight missiles before they threatened civilians or property.

A US strike on Iranian missile launchers has triggered an exchange of attacks centered on the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route at the center of regional tensions and diplomatic efforts.

limited, precise actions

— US Central CommandCENTCOM’s description of the US strike against Iranian mining forces.

The United States said its Sunday attack targeted two launchers on Iran’s Larak Island after Iranian forces were observed preparing to fire missiles carrying mines into the strait. Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for US Central Command, said the military carried out “limited, precise actions” against Iranian mining forces that posed an “immediate threat” to the waterway.

immediate threat

— US Central CommandThe phrase used to describe the Iranian forces targeted in the Strait of Hormuz.

CENTCOM later said the operation aimed to protect civilian sailors, commercial shipping and the free flow of global trade. The Trump administration said the command had completed mine-clearing operations on international shipping routes the previous week. President Donald Trump warned Iran that any vessel or boat laying new mines would be “immediately and systematically destroyed.”

strategic and deadly mistake

— Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe IRGC’s characterization of the US attack.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps described the US attack as a “strategic and deadly mistake” by the Trump administration and promised retaliation. The IRGC later said it launched missile and drone attacks against two US air bases in Jordan. Jordanian authorities said air defenses intercepted and destroyed eight missiles that entered the country’s airspace, neutralizing them before they could threaten civilians or property. Iranian state media reported explosions near Larak Island and casualties among Iranian forces and civilians, but the text provided no further details.

Immediately and systematically destroyed

— Donald TrumpTrump’s warning about vessels or boats laying new mines in the strait.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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