US Strikes Iranian Missile Launchers in the Strait of Hormuz
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- The United States attacked Iranian missile launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the operation aimed to prevent Iran from deploying more naval mines there.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it fired ballistic missiles at two US military bases in Jordan in response, while Jordan’s army said it intercepted eight missiles.
- The strait has become a central flashpoint in the unresolved conflict between Washington and Tehran, despite an April ceasefire and a June memorandum of understanding.
The United States has carried out its first military operation of the past month against Iranian missile launchers in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it wanted to stop Tehran from placing more naval mines in the strategic waterway.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard responded by saying it had launched ballistic missiles at two US military bases in Jordan. Jordan’s army reported that it intercepted eight missiles, but did not say where they had been fired from.
The strikes came after Washington said it had completed the neutralization of explosives in the strait several days earlier. Six months after US and Israeli attacks on Iran, Hormuz has become the main point of dispute in the war between the United States and Iran.
Before the conflict, roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas passed through the strait in peacetime. An April ceasefire and a memorandum of understanding signed in June have not produced an agreement to end the war. Washington has since declared an “economic war” against Tehran.
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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. 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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