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Iran War: US Carries Out First Strike on Iran in More Than a Month

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

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

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  • US forces struck Iran’s Larak Island on Sunday, destroying two rocket launchers, according to officials cited by Reuters and CNN.
  • US officials said Iran had been preparing to launch rockets carrying naval mines into the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported drone strikes.
  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guard vowed retaliation and said several soldiers and civilians were wounded.

The United States has carried out its first known strikes on Iranian territory in more than a month, hitting Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz and destroying two rocket launchers.

US officials said Iran had been preparing to fire rockets equipped with naval mines into the strategic waterway. Iran’s Tasnim news agency said the island was attacked by drones.

The strikes followed President Donald Trump’s announcement earlier in the week that the United States had cleared naval mines from the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also threatened to destroy any ships or boats involved in laying mines.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said several soldiers and civilians were wounded in the Larak Island attacks and vowed to retaliate. The United States had previously relied on economic pressure, including tougher sanctions, to address the war after its last reported strike on Iran in late July.

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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. 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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