US Forces Strike Iranian Military as Sea Mines Headed for Strait of Hormuz

The strike comes after weeks of ceasefire between the countries, sparking a new vow of retaliation from Tehran.

U.S. forces struck rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday in the first military action against Iran in weeks, officials said.

By Kanishka Singh and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island on Sunday, a U.S. official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. "I can confirm that earlier today U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island.

The fighting comes just days after the Trump administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure — rather than military action — to try to end its war with Iran.

The fighting comes just days after the Trump administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure — rather than military action — to try to end its war with Iran.

The last known US strikes on Iran were in late July, as the war has reached a stalemate in recent weeks, with Washington threatening to impose costly sanctions on countries that support Iran.

US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island, US official says  Reuters

US forces ⁠struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. “I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck ‌two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to l

U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month on Sunday, according to a U.S. official, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.

The strikes break a lull in the fighting in the six-month-long war.

A U.S. officials says that U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month

US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. "I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Isl

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 - U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island on Sunday, a U.S. official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July.

The U.S. military struck Iranian military targets to prevent the deployment of sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said. Why it matters: This is the first known U.S. strike in Iran since late July when President Trump paused a two-week U.S. military campaign in the Strait of Hormuz in late July. Drivin

US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks  AP News

US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks  Toronto Star

US strikes Iranian island where forces were preparing to launch mines, official says | CNN Politics  CNN

GLOBAL BACKDROP · ENERGY & FREIGHT Key Facts —What happened: US Central Command said on 27 August it cleared all Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes. —How big the job: Underwater drones found over 100 suspected mines in recent months, and private contractors disposed of them. —Iran’s answer: Tehran a