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US Strikes Iranian Launchers on Larak as Tehran Fires Missiles at American Bases in Jordan

From ANSA · () Italian

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

At a glance

Newswire Named sources Ongoing story
  • US forces attacked two Iranian launchers on Larak island after observing Revolutionary Guard personnel preparing rockets loaded with naval mines for launch toward the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Iran said the attack killed and wounded fighters and civilians and warned that the United States would be punished; initial unofficial reports cited two dead and two injured.
  • Iranian missiles were reported to have targeted Aqaba and Muwaffaq Salti air base in Jordan, which hosts US forces.

The United States attacked two Iranian launchers on Larak island after observing Islamic Revolutionary Guard forces preparing to fire rockets carrying naval mines toward the Strait of Hormuz, a US official told Axios.

The United States will be punished, and this will lead to the punishment of the aggressor.

— Iranian Revolutionary Guard statementThe Revolutionary Guard threatened retaliation after the US attack on Larak island.

Residents on Larak, an Iranian island, heard an explosion, according to the Fars news agency. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard condemned the raid as an act of aggression and said the United States would be punished. The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that early unofficial accounts indicated two people had been killed and two wounded.

The raid marked the first US attack on the launchers since July 29, when Washington responded to an Iranian attempt the previous day to strike US military positions. Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for US Central Command, said American forces were closely monitoring the area and remained ready to protect the free flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz.

The United States attacked Larak island, causing the martyrdom and wounding of some of our fighters and citizens.

— Iranian Revolutionary Guard statementIran described the raid and reported casualties.

Iran then launched missiles toward Aqaba and Muwaffaq Salti air base in Jordan, where US Army forces are stationed, according to Arab sources cited by Fars. The sources, also carried by other Iranian media, reported several explosions at locations in Jordan. Fars said Tehran had promised to respond to the US raid on Larak.

We are closely monitoring the area and remain ready to protect the free flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz.

— Captain Tim HawkinsThe US Central Command spokesman described the military posture after the strike.
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