U.S. Military Airstrike on Rocket Installations in Iran's Larak Island
On August 30, Xinhua News Agency reported from Washington (reporters Xu Jianmei and Huang Qiang) that the U.S. military struck two rocket launchers located on Iran's Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz on that day.
U.S. media cited military officials stating that personnel from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were preparing to use these launchers to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. This operation marked the first military strike by the U.S. military against Iranian targets in a month.
Earlier, the Iranian Fars News Agency reported explosions heard near Larak Island on the evening of the 30th. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps subsequently issued a statement through Iranian media, claiming that the attack resulted in casualties among armed personnel and civilians, and stated that they would respond to the attack.
The U.S. military conducted an airstrike on two rocket launchers located on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz on August 30. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard was reportedly preparing to use these launchers to lay mines in the Strait. Following the strike, explosions were reported, and Iranian media indicated that there were casualties among both armed personnel and civilians.
- U.S. military struck two rocket launchers on Larak Island
- The strike occurred on August 30
- Iranian Revolutionary Guard was preparing to use the launchers
- Explosions were reported near Larak Island
- Iranian media reported casualties among armed personnel and civilians