FRESH: United States Resumes Strikes On Iran Over Strait Of Hormuz
The United States said Sunday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran since late July.
“Earlier today, US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz,” US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins said in a message to AFP.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday had left several dead and wounded and promised reprisals.
The US strike, which hit Iran’s Larak Island, was the first such attack in a month.
A statement from US Central Command said that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had been observed “preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz”.