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Iran Says Several Soldiers and Civilians Killed and Wounded in Attack on Larak Island

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

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

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  • Iranian media reported that several soldiers and civilians were killed and wounded in an attack on Larak Island.
  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it would respond and punish those responsible, according to state broadcaster IRIB.
  • The reported attack followed reports that US forces had struck two Iranian launchers on the island.

Several soldiers and civilians were killed and wounded in an attack on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it would respond to the attack and punish those responsible, according to the state broadcaster IRIB.

Earlier on Sunday, Axios reported that US forces had attacked two Iranian launchers on Larak, citing an anonymous US official. The official said the strike was the first US attack in a month and claimed that Revolutionary Guard soldiers had been observed preparing rockets carrying sea mines for launch into the Strait of Hormuz.

The reported attack came after the US military completed mine-clearing operations in the strait’s international shipping lanes, according to The Associated Press.

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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. 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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