U.S. forces hit Iranian rocket launchers in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. forces conducted an airstrike on Iranian rocket launchers positioned near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first U.S. military action in the region in a month, a U.S. official said on Sunday. The official, who requested anonymity, said the launchers were being prepared by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps to fire rockets equipped with sea mines into the busy shipping lane.

Iranian state media reported explosions in the area and quoted the Guard as saying several of its fighters were killed or wounded, adding that the attack would lead to "punishment of the aggressor."

The strike follows a U.S. operation last week that cleared sea mines from the strait's international shipping routes.