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US launches new attacks on Iran, the first in a month
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US launches new attacks on Iran, the first in a month

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

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

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  • The United States said it attacked two Iranian launchers on Larak Island, the first US bombings against Iran since late July.
  • US Central Command said Iranian Revolutionary Guards had been preparing to launch rockets carrying naval mines.
  • The strikes followed weeks of lower-intensity hostilities and came as the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked amid the six-month conflict.

The United States carried out new attacks on Iran on Sunday, striking two launchers on Larak Island in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Earlier in the day, US forces attacked two Iranian launchers on Larak Island

— Tim HawkinsHe announced the US attack in a statement sent to AFP.

Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for US Central Command, said Iranian Revolutionary Guards had been observed preparing to launch rockets with naval mines. The attacks marked the first US bombings against Iran since late July.

the Revolutionary Guards had been observed preparing to launch rockets with naval mines

— Tim HawkinsHe gave the US explanation for targeting the launchers.

The strikes followed several weeks in which hostilities had lost intensity. The Trump administration had prioritized what it called “economic warfare” over bombing Iran, although sporadic exchanges of fire continued around the Strait of Hormuz.

Last week, Centcom completed clearing the international shipping routes of the strait

— Tim HawkinsHe described recent US mine-clearance operations.

Tehran has blocked the strategic passage since the conflict began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28. Before the war, one-fifth of the world’s hydrocarbons passed through the waterway. Hawkins said Central Command had completed mine clearance on international shipping routes the previous week and that US forces remained ready to protect commercial traffic.

US forces are closely monitoring the area and remain prepared to protect the free movement of commercial traffic on this essential maritime route

— Tim HawkinsHe described the US military’s readiness around the strait.
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Originally published by TVN Panamá 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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