JUST IN: U.S. STRIKES Iranian Launchers Near Strait of Hormuz

U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday after the military said Revolutionary Guard forces were preparing rockets carrying sea mines for launch into the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command confirmed to MS NOW.

“I can confirm that earlier today U.S. 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,” Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a U.S. Central Command spokesperson, said in a statement.

“Last week, CENTCOM completed clearing sea mines from the strait’s international shipping routes. U.S. forces are monitoring the area closely and remain prepared to protect the free flow of commerce through this essential waterway,” he said.

Sunday’s attack was the first publicly acknowledged U.S. strike on Iranian positions since late July, according to The Associated Press. The war has entered its sixth month and sharply disrupted vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy shipments.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards acknowledged the strikes, reported casualties, and said they would respond, AP reported. The group reportedly said they would respond.

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Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s national security commission, posted twice on X, promising retaliation, once in Farsi and once in English.

“Undoubtedly, no crime, at any level, goes unanswered; a response that is devastating, more painful, and instructive, which will complete the chain of your failures,” he wrote in Farsi, adding “Wait in fear and terror!”

In English, he wrote: “Test our will once more, and pay a heavier price. Retaliation is coming; JUST RUN!”

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Reports of Iranian ballistic missile launches from multiple bases tonight after US forces struck Larak Island. pic.twitter.com/57snHC0WCA

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 30, 2026

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Iran is firing even more ballistic missiles just now out of Kermanshah this looks like a huge attack on US bases in Jordan.

— WarMonitor

(@WarMonitor3) August 30, 2026

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