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Iran says US forces struck two missile launchers on Larak Island
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Iran says US forces struck two missile launchers on Larak Island

From Ta Nea · () Greek

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

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  • A US official cited by Axios said American forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island after Revolutionary Guard units prepared to launch rockets carrying sea mines toward the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Iranian media later reported an explosion near the island, while the Revolutionary Guard said several fighters and civilians were killed or wounded.
  • Iran did not provide casualty figures and said it would respond to and punish those responsible.

A US official said American forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island after members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were seen preparing rockets carrying sea mines toward the Strait of Hormuz.

Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported the claim, while Iranian news agency Fars later said an explosion had been heard near Larak. Fars initially reported that the cause remained unknown.

Iranian state broadcaster IRIB subsequently quoted the Revolutionary Guard as saying the US attack killed and wounded several Iranian fighters and civilians. No precise casualty figures were given. The Guard vowed to respond and punish those responsible.

The reported strike concerns the waterway through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil normally passes. The account also follows the US military’s announcement that it had completed mine-clearing work on international shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran closed the strait after the United States and Israel began airstrikes against the country on Feb. 28 and has since threatened shipping using the route. The United States has blocked shipping to and from Iranian ports. If confirmed, the Larak operation would be the first known US attack on Iran in about a month.

Iranian forces were observed preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

— Unnamed US officialThe official’s account, reported by Axios journalist Barak Ravid, was cited as the basis for the claim about the strike.
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