A US official told i24NEWS that American forces struck two missile launchers on Iran's Larak Island that were prepared to fire sea-mine-armed rockets into the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iranian media reported that missiles were fired at American vessels in the strait. The IRGC spokesperson accused the US of a 'terminal strategic mistake.' Reports also emerged of a strike in Lebanon's Nabatieh area, but those are separate. The claims of Iranian missile fire remain unverified.
Iranian state-aligned media reported early Monday that missiles were fired at US warships in the Strait of Hormuz, in what they framed as retaliation for an American strike hours earlier. The claims remain unverified, with no confirmation from US officials or independent sources. The IRGC spokesman accused Washington of a 'terminal strategic mistake.'
The reported missile fire follows a US strike on two IRGC rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday evening (Sun 22:34 Jerusalem). A US official confirmed to i24NEWS that the launchers were prepared to fire rockets armed with naval mines into the strategic shipping lane. Additional confirmation came from CNN. The IRGC vowed military retaliation, and Iranian media subsequently reported casualties.
Reports of casualties evolved through the evening. Initial unconfirmed reports of killed and wounded were followed by a Tasnim report of two dead and two wounded. Separately, The Zioneer reported in its Eye on Zion bulletin (Mon 00:17 Jerusalem) that initial assessments indicated approximately 120 IRGC personnel wounded in the strike. None of the casualty figures have been independently verified.
The latest exchange is part of a broader pattern of friction in the Strait of Hormuz dating back to early June, with Iranian claims of strikes on US assets and US strikes on Iranian infrastructure, as The Zioneer has previously reported. The IRGC has a history of threatening and claiming attacks on US vessels in the region.
Separate reports of a strike in Lebanon’s Nabatieh area are unrelated and remain under separate coverage.
9 developments
- StrongIran issues new direct threat to US over Strait of Hormuz, warns of 'immediate' retaliation
- ConfirmedIRGC threatens imminent retaliation after US strikes near Strait of Hormuz
- StrongIranian Navy threatens 'crushing response' to US intervention in Strait of Hormuz
- StrongUS official says Washington will respond on its own timeline to Hormuz events
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