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U.S. Strikes Iranian Rocket Launchers Near Strait of Hormuz in First Military Action in Weeks

From El Universal · () Spanish

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

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  • U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said.
  • The official said Iranian Revolutionary Guard personnel appeared to be preparing to launch rockets carrying naval mines.
  • Iranian authorities reported casualties without giving figures and warned that the attack would be punished.

U.S. forces attacked Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz in what a U.S. official described as Washington’s first military action in a month.

The official, who spoke anonymously to discuss sensitive military movements, said U.S. forces had observed personnel from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing to launch rockets carrying naval mines into the strait. Iranian semi-official media reported hearing explosions near Larak Island.

The martyrdom and injuries suffered by several of our fighters and compatriots.

— Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe Guard used the phrase in a statement acknowledging casualties from the attack.

The U.S. military completed mine-clearing operations on international shipping routes through the strait the previous week. The latest strike came as Iran and Oman were reportedly negotiating the opening of a navigation corridor intended to revive maritime traffic.

In a statement broadcast by Iranian state media, the Revolutionary Guard referred to “the martyrdom and injuries suffered by several of our fighters and compatriots.” It did not provide casualty figures. Agencies Fars and Tasnim, which are linked to the Guard, quoted its spokesman describing the attack as a “terrorist aggression” and warning that it would be punished.

Terrorist aggression

— Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesmanThe spokesman used the phrase to describe the U.S. strike and said it would be punished.
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