A U.S. official confirmed Sunday evening that American forces struck two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launchers on Larak Island earlier today. The official stated IRGC personnel were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the international shipping lanes of the Strait of Hormuz, according to The Zioneer.
A U.S. official confirmed Sunday evening that American forces struck two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) missile launchers on Larak Island earlier today. According to the official, IRGC personnel were observed preparing to fire rockets armed with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping chokepoint.
The Zioneer reported at 22:35 that a U.S. official initially disclosed the strike, noting that the launchers were in a state of readiness to fire missiles equipped with naval mines. The latest statement provides further detail on the IRGC's specific intent.
The operation is the latest in an ongoing series of kinetic exchanges between U.S. forces and the IRGC in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Over the past several weeks, the IRGC has launched missiles at vessels, claimed strikes on U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, and threatened to disrupt shipping lanes in retaliation for sustained U.S. airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure, as The Zioneer has reported.
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