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U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers near Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
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U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers near Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks

From Clarín · () 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, marking Washington’s first military action there in a month, according to a U.S. official.
  • The official said Revolutionary Guard personnel were preparing to launch rockets carrying naval mines toward the strait, while Iran reported deaths and injuries among fighters and civilians.
  • The attack came amid tensions over control of the strategic energy route, as Iran’s supreme leader called on Muslim countries to oppose the United States and Israel.

The United States has attacked Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz, opening a new military chapter in a confrontation already centered on the strategic waterway.

A U.S. official said American forces observed members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard preparing to fire rockets carrying naval mines toward the strait. The official spoke anonymously while describing military movements. Semiofficial Iranian media reported explosions near Larak Island.

Martyrdom and injuries to several of our fighters and compatriots.

— Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe Guard described casualties from the U.S. attack.

The strikes came after U.S. forces completed the previous week’s removal of naval mines from international shipping routes in the strait. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said several of its fighters and fellow citizens had been killed or injured, and warned that the attack “will result in punishment for the aggressor,” according to a statement broadcast by Iranian state radio.

Will result in punishment for the aggressor.

— Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe Guard threatened retaliation after the strike.

Washington says it has gradually regained control of the strategic maritime passage. Tehran says it still has the ability to restrict traffic. The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s main energy routes, making its security a central point of the dispute between the two countries. A monitoring organization also said an oil tanker was hit in the strait on Saturday.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei separately called on Muslim governments to “know their true enemy, understand their plans and confront them.” The official IRNA news agency said he described the United States and Israel as enemies of all Islamic nations. Khamenei delivered the message in a letter to religious leaders attending a conference in Tehran and has not appeared publicly since the conflict began, according to the report.

Know their true enemy, understand their plans and confront them.

— Ayatollah Mojtaba KhameneiIran’s supreme leader called on Muslim governments to oppose the United States and Israel.
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Originally published by Clarín 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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