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US Breaks Month-Long Lull With Strikes on Iran
(MENAFN) US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island Sunday, marking the first strikes on Iranian territory since late July, an official told an American news outlet.
The operation broke a month-long stretch of relative calm in direct military engagements, targeting systems allegedly being readied to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz — a critical oil transit chokepoint.
According to the US official, American forces are "monitoring the area closely and remain prepared to protect the free flow of commerce" through the strategic waterway. The Strait of Hormuz narrows to just 39 kilometers (24 miles) between Larak Island and Oman's Great Quoin Island.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said several fighters and civilians were killed and injured in the strike and vowed to respond. An Iranian news agency reported that preliminary information suggested it was a drone attack. Further details on the strike's outcome were not immediately available.
US President Donald Trump recently said all mines had been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz and warned of a "zero tolerance policy" on any new mine placement. He said Washington was using "Space Force" technology to monitor the area with extreme precision. Iranian officials, for their part, have asserted that "no one except Iran knows the location" of the mines in the strategic waterway.
Tensions between Tehran and Washington have remained elevated since the war began with strikes on Iran in late February. A memorandum of understanding was signed in June through Pakistani and Qatari mediation, but the US launched a two-week bombing campaign and reimposed a naval blockade in July following disputes over navigation rights in the strait.
Whether Sunday's strike marks a one-off operation or the opening move of a renewed, sustained bombing campaign remains to be seen.
The operation broke a month-long stretch of relative calm in direct military engagements, targeting systems allegedly being readied to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz — a critical oil transit chokepoint.
According to the US official, American forces are "monitoring the area closely and remain prepared to protect the free flow of commerce" through the strategic waterway. The Strait of Hormuz narrows to just 39 kilometers (24 miles) between Larak Island and Oman's Great Quoin Island.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said several fighters and civilians were killed and injured in the strike and vowed to respond. An Iranian news agency reported that preliminary information suggested it was a drone attack. Further details on the strike's outcome were not immediately available.
US President Donald Trump recently said all mines had been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz and warned of a "zero tolerance policy" on any new mine placement. He said Washington was using "Space Force" technology to monitor the area with extreme precision. Iranian officials, for their part, have asserted that "no one except Iran knows the location" of the mines in the strategic waterway.
Tensions between Tehran and Washington have remained elevated since the war began with strikes on Iran in late February. A memorandum of understanding was signed in June through Pakistani and Qatari mediation, but the US launched a two-week bombing campaign and reimposed a naval blockade in July following disputes over navigation rights in the strait.
Whether Sunday's strike marks a one-off operation or the opening move of a renewed, sustained bombing campaign remains to be seen.
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