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US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in Strait of Hormuz, its first military action in weeks
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US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in Strait of Hormuz, its first military action in weeks

From Clarín · () Spanish

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

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  • US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz after observing Revolutionary Guard personnel preparing to launch rockets with sea mines, a US official said.
  • The attack marked the first US military action in a month, while semiofficial Iranian media reported explosions near Larak island.
  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reported deaths and injuries among fighters and civilians and warned that the attacker would be punished.

US forces have carried out their first military action in a month, striking Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz after detecting preparations involving sea mines, according to a US official.

Semiofficial Iranian media reported explosions near Larak island, which lies in the strategic waterway. The US official said members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had been seen preparing to fire rockets carrying naval mines toward the strait.

Martyrdom and injuries to several of our fighters and compatriots.

— Iranian Revolutionary GuardThe Guard described reported casualties following the US strikes.

The operation came after US forces completed the removal of sea mines from international shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz the previous week. The account did not provide further details about the strikes or possible damage.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said several of its fighters and compatriots had been killed or wounded. In a statement broadcast by Iranian state radio, it warned that the attack “will result in the punishment of the aggressor.”

Will result in the punishment of the aggressor.

— Iranian Revolutionary GuardThe statement broadcast by Iranian state radio warned of retaliation.
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Originally published by Clarín 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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