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Iran reports US strikes on Larak Island
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Iran reports US strikes on Larak Island

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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

At a glance

Newswire Named sources Ongoing story
  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said US forces attacked Larak Island with drones, causing deaths and injuries, but gave no figures.
  • Iranian officials called the strike a terrorist aggression and a strategic and fatal mistake, while a US military official said the target was two Iranian rocket launchers.
  • The attack was reported as the first known US strike since late July, after peace talks collapsed and a ceasefire expired.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reported that the United States attacked Larak Island with drones during the early hours between Sunday and Monday, saying the strike caused deaths and injuries without specifying how many.

A spokesman quoted in statements carried by Iranian agencies Fars and Tasnim called the attack a “terrorist aggression” and said it would be punished. Another Revolutionary Guard spokesman later described it as a “strategic and fatal mistake.”

Terrorist aggression

— Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesmanThe spokesman used the phrase to describe the reported US attack on Larak Island.

Larak Island lies near the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic route for global oil shipments and a center of dispute between Iran and the United States since the war began. Al Jazeera had earlier cited a US Army official as saying Washington targeted two Iranian rocket launchers stationed on the island.

Strategic and fatal mistake

— Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesmanA later statement characterized the reported strike and warned of its consequences.

The strike was reported as the first known US attack since late July, when media reported bombings against dozens of Iranian Revolutionary Guard military targets. The development followed the collapse of peace talks, the expiration of a ceasefire and the end of a 60-day period intended to seek a negotiated way out of the conflict.

Washington subsequently announced a new, severe package of sanctions against Tehran. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth later said the Pentagon had not ruled out further “kinetic attacks” if necessary.

Kinetic attacks

— Pete HegsethThe US secretary of war said the Pentagon had not ruled out further attacks if necessary.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. 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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