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US Central Command said the pre-emptive strike targeted IRGC units preparing to deploy sea-mine-armed rockets against commercial shipping routes
US forces carried out targeted strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, marking Washington's first direct military action against Iranian positions in a month. According to US Central Command, the pre-emptive strike targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) units preparing to deploy sea-mine-armed rockets against commercial shipping routes. The IRGC condemned the action, confirming casualties among its personnel and subsequently launching retaliatory ballistic missiles aimed at US bases in Jordan, eight of which were intercepted by local air defenses. The flare-up breaks a weeks-long lull in direct military exchanges, threatening to unravel fragile maritime transit discussions and trigger broader escalation across the region. READ MORE FROM SUNDAY HERE
Iranian President vows ‘decisive’ response after US attacks in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran does not seek war but “will not stand idly by” following US attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that further regional instability would threaten all countries.
US Central Command, the pre-emptive strike targeted IRGC units preparing to deploy sea-mine-armed rockets against commercial shipping routes
"US forces took limited, precise action against IRGC minelaying forces posing an imminent threat in the Strait of Hormuz. In essence, Iran created the threat and the U.S. military eliminated it to protect civilian mariners, commercial shipping, and the free flow of global commerce."
US President Trump posted an AI generated video of Kharg Island being blown up
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Iran launches retaliatory missile strikes at US forces in the Middle East
Iranian state media reported that missiles have been launched at US forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
A short time later Iranian state media reported that Iranian missiles had struck Jordan.
US officials said that there were no significant impacts so far and that nearly all incoming missiles had been intercepted.
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