Posted on 08/30/2026 7:50:27 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
U.S. forces attacked two Iranian launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, carrying out the first publicly known American strikes inside Iran since late July, Reuters reported.
A U.S. official said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel appeared to be preparing the launchers to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. The official said U.S. forces targeted both launchers before they could be used.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the attack killed and wounded several military personnel and civilians, according to state media. Tehran threatened retaliation. The semi-official Tasnim news agency described the operation as a U.S. drone strike.
For investors, the renewed military action raises the risk of another escalation around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global energy shipments. Any further disruption could push oil and shipping costs higher, benefiting some energy producers while increasing inflationary pressure and weighing on airlines, manufacturers and other fuel-sensitive industries.
President Donald Trump said last week that mines had been cleared or detonated in the strait’s international waters. He also warned that vessels attempting to deploy additional mines would be destroyed.
The strike follows several weeks of relative military stalemate. Washington has increasingly emphasized the possible use of sanctions against countries supporting Iran since the previous known U.S. attacks in late July.
The conflict began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. Tehran responded by attacking Israel and Gulf countries that host American military bases.
The six-month war, which has also included Israeli operations in Lebanon, has killed thousands and displaced millions. Eighteen U.S. service members have died in the conflict.
Fighting has also resulted in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Before the war, the waterway handled roughly one-fifth of the oil consumed worldwide.
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Rewrite of The Rock Island Line. One version by Johnny Cash.
The Larak Island Line is a mighty good road
The Larak Island Line, it’s the road to ride.
The Larak Island Line, it’s a mighty good road.
Well, if you want to ride it you gotta ride it like you find it,
Get your ticket at the station of the Larak Island Line.
Now I may be right and I may be wrong
But you’re gonna miss me when I’m gone.
Well, the engineer said before he died
There were two more drinks he’d like to have tried.
The doctor asked him “What could they be?”
He said “A hot cup of coffee and cold glass of tea”.
What’s this peace creep bilge about “has killed thousands and displaced millions” and escalation endangers the investors.
Must be a commie site that wrote it.
Nevermine
Apparently this strike also blasted a bunch of IRGC-holes who were there at the time.
Rocket launchers destroyed, women and children hardest hit.
What a colossal lie!
(What a colossal lie!)
It’s what the Liberal Mainstream Media does
The USA should be striking Iranian rocket launchers wherever they are on a daily basis. Why are we awaiting to be fired upon?
“Why are we awaiting to be fired upon?”
Why are you not even reading the first two lines of the article before commenting?
Line 2: “A U.S. official said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel appeared to be preparing the launchers to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. The official said U.S. forces targeted both launchers before they could be used.”
Tousi reports that the strike hit a very large gathering of command officers. many were killed and los and lots wounded
My question is why these launchers were not destroyed long ago?
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