US Attacks Iran for First Time in a Month, Tehran Retaliates

The United States has carried out its first attack on Iran in a month, targeting launchers that Washington said were being prepared to mine waters near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded with missile launches toward US bases in Jordan.

Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for US Central Command, said American forces saw Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing on Larak Island to fire missiles carrying naval mines toward the strait. The US military had completed removing mines from international shipping routes in the area the previous week, he said.

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A fatal mistake by the Trump regime during the economic war.

Iranian semi-official media reported explosions near Larak Island. The Revolutionary Guard later said several fighters and fellow citizens had been killed or wounded. Iranian state television broadcast what it described as ballistic missiles launched toward US bases in Jordan.

Jordan’s armed forces said they intercepted eight missiles that entered the country’s airspace in the early morning. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesman, Gen. Hossein Mohebi, called the US strike a “fatal mistake by the Trump regime during the economic war” and warned that the United States would face military and economic consequences.

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Limited, precise action.

US Central Command rejected the characterization of the attack as aggression, describing it as a “limited, precise action” against forces laying mines. Its statement said Iran had created a threat and the US military eliminated it to protect civilian shipping, commercial navigation and the free flow of international trade.

The latest exchange came after earlier attacks on US bases and infrastructure in Gulf countries since the war began on Feb. 28. The previous US strike occurred on July 29 and targeted dozens of sites linked to the Revolutionary Guard, including surveillance and coastal defense facilities. On Aug. 1, President Donald Trump said he would halt further attacks at the request of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Days later, his administration said it would focus on economic pressure and sanctions against countries and entities still doing business with Tehran.

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In fact, Iran created the threat, and the US military eliminated it to protect civilian shipping, commercial navigation and the free flow of international trade.