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US strike on Iran’s Larak Island destroyed rocket launchers, official says
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US strike on Iran’s Larak Island destroyed rocket launchers, official says

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

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

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  • A US official said American drones destroyed two Iranian platforms prepared to launch mine-carrying rockets into the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The strike marked the first reported US attack on an Iranian target in more than a month.
  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guard called the action a terrorist aggression and said it would be punished, while Washington warned against placing new explosives in the waterway.

A US drone strike on Iran’s Larak Island destroyed two platforms that Iranian forces were preparing to use against the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official cited anonymously by CNN.

destroyed immediately and systematically

— Donald TrumpTrump described the warning issued to Iran over placing new explosive devices in the Strait of Hormuz.

The platforms were reportedly set up to fire rockets carrying naval mines into the water. The official said the attack marked the first known US strike on an Iranian target in more than a month. Iranian news agencies Fars and Tasnim also reported attacks on Larak, which lies along the northern side of the strait.

The incident followed President Donald Trump’s statement that US Central Command had completed the clearance of international shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said Iran had been warned that any vessel placing new explosive devices in the passage would be “destroyed immediately and systematically.”

terrorist aggression

— Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokespersonThe spokesperson condemned the US attack on Larak Island.

An Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesperson described the attack as “terrorist aggression” and said it would be punished. The strike came after peace talks collapsed, a ceasefire expired and a 60-day period for reaching a negotiated settlement ended. Washington had announced a new sanctions package against Tehran, although Secretary of War Pete Hegseth later said the Pentagon had not ruled out further “kinetic attacks” if necessary.

kinetic attacks

— Pete HegsethThe US secretary of war said the Pentagon had not ruled out further military strikes if necessary.
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Originally published by Diario Libre 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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