US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island

The United States struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, marking the first American military action inside Iran in several weeks. The attack targeted systems that U.S. officials said were being prepared to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the strategic waterway, a vital corridor for global oil and gas shipments. A U.S. official confirmed the strikes, stating that American forces had observed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel preparing the launchers. The operation followed the completion last week of a U.S. Central Command mission to clear sea mines from international shipping routes through the strait. U.S.