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US Strikes Iran’s Larak Island as Revolutionary Guards Promise Retaliation

From Le Figaro · () French

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

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  • The United States struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official cited by Axios.
  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the attack killed and wounded fighters and civilians, but gave no immediate toll and promised retaliation.
  • Larak is a strategic military and oil-export site near the narrowest part of the Strait of Hormuz.

A US strike on two Iranian launchers has brought the conflict closer to one of the most strategic points in the Strait of Hormuz. A US official cited by Axios said Revolutionary Guard personnel had been seen preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines toward the waterway.

observed as they prepared to launch rockets carrying sea mines toward the Strait of Hormuz

— Unnamed US officialThe official described the activity that Washington said prompted the strike.

Iranian media reported explosions near Larak Island on Sunday but did not identify their origin. The Fars news agency said it could not determine what caused the blast.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards later said the American attack killed and wounded several of their fighters, as well as civilians, according to state television broadcaster IRIB. They did not provide an immediate casualty figure. The Guards also vowed to retaliate and to “punish” those responsible for the attack.

punish

— Iran’s Revolutionary GuardsThe Guards used the word when promising retaliation against those responsible for the attack.

Larak lies east of Qeshm Island and south of Hormuz Island, at the narrowest point of the strait. The island serves as both a major oil-export site and a military base. Lloyd’s List Intelligence called it the “tollbooth of Tehran” during the first weeks of the US-Iran conflict, referring to its proximity to a shipping route where Tehran had imposed a system of charges on vessels.

tollbooth of Tehran

— Lloyd’s List IntelligenceThe description referred to Larak’s position near a shipping route where Tehran had imposed charges on vessels.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. 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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