US forces strike Iranian launchers on Larak Island amid Hormuz tensions

U.S. forces conducted a strike on two launchers located on Iran's Larak Island, according to a U.S. official, marking the first known American attack since late July. The official said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was observed preparing rockets equipped with sea mines for deployment in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's IRGC claimed the strike resulted in casualties among soldiers and civilians and warned that Tehran would respond with "punishment." A spokesperson for the IRGC said the United States would face retaliation on both economic and military fronts, as reported by the semi-official Fars news agency. Iran's Tasnim news agency described the operation as a drone strike.

Later on Sunday, a U.S. source told Reuters that Iran launched missiles at U.S. forces in Jordan in apparent retaliation, but all projectiles were intercepted with no significant impact.

President Donald Trump previously stated that all mines in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz had been detonated or removed and warned that any new mines would be destroyed.

The latest strike follows a series of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran that began in February, with the conflict now exceeding six months and causing significant regional disruption, including a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which previously handled about 20% of global oil shipments.