Iranian commentator Ali Golhaki writes that the US strike on Larak Island killed numerous IRGC personnel, not just the one or two previously reported. He says the US avoided such a strike for a long period due to the risk of Iranian retaliation, and that the strike also damaged hopes for reviving the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
An Iranian commentator is claiming that the US strike on Larak Island on Sunday evening resulted in far higher casualties among the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) than officially acknowledged.
Ali Golhaki, an Iranian analyst, wrote on Monday that "numerous" IRGC members were killed in the strike — far more than the one or two previously reported. Golhaki characterized the strike as a step the US had long avoided due to fears of Iranian retaliation, and said it dealt a blow to hopes for reviving the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between Washington and Tehran, adding that the regional crisis is "becoming more military and less diplomatic."
The claim comes after a series of reports throughout Sunday and early Monday on the Larak strike. At 22:38 Jerusalem on Sunday, The Zioneer reported that the IRGC officially confirmed the US strike on its site on Larak Island. Shortly before that, Iranian sources reported that Ali Fayazi, an IRGC naval member, was killed in the strike — a figure that has not been independently confirmed. Earlier, The Zioneer cited assessments that approximately 120 IRGC members were wounded in the operation. CENTCOM described the strike as a limited, precise operation against IRGC minelaying forces posing an imminent threat to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The commentator's assessment echoes a pattern of unverified Iranian casualty claims following the Larak operation. On Monday morning, the IRGC claimed it had struck two US bases in retaliation for the Larak action — a claim The Zioneer reported as unverified, with no independent confirmation. The US has not commented on casualty figures from the strike. The backdrop includes a broader cycle of US-Iran strikes in recent months, including US strikes on southern Iran and Iranian retaliation claims, as reported by The Zioneer.
The figures cited by Golhaki remain unverified by independent sources. The precise number of IRGC casualties from the strike on Larak Island has not been officially confirmed by the US or by Iran beyond the single reported death.
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