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U.S. Strikes Iran After More Than a Month, Hitting Hormuz Mine-Launch Sites

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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

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  • U.S. forces struck two IRGC launchers on Larak Island after observing preparations to fire rockets carrying sea mines toward the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The attack marked the first confirmed U.S. strike on Iran since a large operation on June 29 and came after the Trump administration had emphasized economic sanctions.
  • Iran reported casualties and threatened retaliation, while a tanker near Oman was hit by an unidentified projectile without reported deaths or environmental damage.

The U.S. military has carried out its first confirmed strike on Iran in more than a month, hitting two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps rocket launchers on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz.

Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, said American forces saw IRGC personnel preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines toward the waterway. A U.S. official told CNN that American forces were monitoring the area closely and were prepared to protect the free flow of commercial traffic through the strategic passage.

We are closely monitoring the area and stand ready to protect the free flow of commerce through this critical waterway.

— U.S. officialThe official described the U.S. position after the strike near the Strait of Hormuz.

Larak Island lies offshore from Bandar Abbas, one of Iran’s major port cities, and occupies a key position near the Strait of Hormuz. The strike followed a period in which the Trump administration had shifted its emphasis from military action to economic pressure aimed at cutting off Iran’s finances.

Any vessel seeking to lay new mines will be immediately and systematically destroyed.

— Donald TrumpTrump warned Iran about attempts to place new mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump had warned that any vessel attempting to lay new mines would be destroyed immediately and systematically. The latest attack signaled that Washington was also prepared to use force against mine-laying preparations, according to the report.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned of retaliation in both economic and military arenas. Its spokesman said Iranian soldiers and civilians had been killed or wounded, calling the strike a strategic and deadly mistake by the Trump administration. Tasnim news agency reported an initial toll of two dead and two wounded in the drone strike. Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said a tanker entering the Gulf was hit by an unidentified projectile about 12 nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman. No casualties or environmental damage were reported, and authorities were investigating.

This was a strategic and deadly mistake by the Trump administration, and we will punish the aggressors in both the economic and military spheres.

— Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesmanThe spokesman threatened retaliation after the attack on Larak Island.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. 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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