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US Strikes Iranian Rocket Launchers Near Strait of Hormuz, First Action in a Month

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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  • U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said.
  • The official said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had prepared to fire mine-carrying rockets into the strait after U.S. forces cleared mines from an international shipping route.
  • Iranian state media said several soldiers and civilians were killed or wounded and warned that the attackers would be punished, without giving casualty figures.

The United States has carried out its first military action against Iran in a month, striking Iranian rocket launchers near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a U.S. official.

The official, who spoke anonymously because the operation involved sensitive military movements, said U.S. forces had observed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps units preparing to fire rockets carrying naval mines into the strait.

Several of our fighters and fellow citizens were martyred and wounded.

— Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe Revolutionary Guard described casualties following the U.S. strike.

The strike came after the U.S. military completed mine-clearing operations along an international shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian semi-official media reported explosions near Larak Island.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said that several of its fighters and fellow citizens had been killed or wounded. It also warned that “the aggressors will be punished for this attack.” The guard did not provide an exact casualty count.

The aggressors will be punished for this attack.

— Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe guard warned of retaliation after the strike.
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