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U.S. confirms ‘precision’ strike on Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz
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U.S. confirms ‘precision’ strike on Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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

At a glance

Newswire Official statement Ongoing story
  • U.S. forces destroyed two rocket-launching platforms on Iran’s Larak Island that CENTCOM said were intended to deploy sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • CENTCOM called the mine-laying an imminent threat to civilian sailors, commercial shipping and global trade; Iran’s Revolutionary Guard described the strike as aggression.
  • The operation marked the first reported U.S. attack on Iran since late July, amid collapsed peace talks, new sanctions and warnings of further military action.

The United States says it destroyed two platforms on Iran’s Larak Island that were prepared to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

an imminent threat

— U.S. Central CommandCENTCOM’s description of Iran’s alleged plan to place mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, described the operation as a “precision” strike and said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ planned placement of mines posed an “imminent threat” in the strategic waterway. The command rejected the Revolutionary Guard’s description of the attack as an act of aggression.

“In essence, Iran generated the threat and the U.S. military eliminated it to protect civilian mariners, commercial shipping and the free flow of global commerce,” CENTCOM said in a message posted on X.

In essence, Iran generated the threat and the U.S. military eliminated it to protect civilian mariners, commercial shipping and the free flow of global commerce.

— U.S. Central CommandCENTCOM’s justification for the strike.

A U.S. official told CNN that drones were used in the operation. The Revolutionary Guard then announced attacks on U.S. military bases in Jordan. President Donald Trump said earlier that CENTCOM had completed mine-clearing operations on international shipping routes in the strait, and warned that any vessel laying new explosive devices there would be “destroyed immediately and systematically.”

destroyed immediately and systematically

— Donald TrumpHis warning about vessels that place new explosive devices in the strait.

The strike was the first reported U.S. attack against Iran since late July, when media reports described bombing raids on dozens of Revolutionary Guard military targets. After peace talks collapsed and a 60-day period for a negotiated solution expired, Washington announced a new package of severe sanctions. War Secretary Pete Hegseth later said the Pentagon had not ruled out further “kinetic attacks” if necessary.

kinetic attacks

— Pete HegsethHis description of military action the Pentagon might still consider.
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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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