The United States struck Iranian rocket launchers on August 30, 2026, near the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran in a month. Iran responded with retaliatory strikes on airbases in Jordan, and the US conducted additional strikes on September 2-3, with officials stating the attacks degraded Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping for at least a month.
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The last major U.S. strikes on Iran were carried out in late July.
The United States said Sunday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran since late July. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
The US military on Sunday said it had struck Iranian rocket launchers that were preparing to send mines into the Strait of Hormuz, following weeks of relative calm. Bloomberg's Wendy Benjaminson has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first publicly disclosed American military action against Iran in about a month, after U.S. Central Command said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the waterway [wpbf.com#1][nbcmiami.com#1][japantoday.com#1][pbs.org#1][newstalkzb.co.nz#2]
Iran has launched retaliatory strikes on airbases in Jordan after the United States attacked Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, the first such strikes in a month.
The United States and Iran are trading attacks for the first time in weeks, just days after the war reached the six-month mark. US CENTCOM says it struck Larak Island where missile launchers were preparing to deploy mines into the Strait of Hormuz. NBC’s Matt Bradley reports for TODAY.
For the first time in a month, the US has launched strikes against Iran. The attack targeted the shipping island of Larak in the Strait of Hormuz. The US says it was aimed at preventing Tehran from placing sea mines in the strategic shipping lane, just days after Washington announced it had completed clearing explosives from there. Iran then reiterated its attacks, saying it had struck two US mili
It comes as the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters , an attack that followed US and Iran trading strikes over the weekend — the first time in a month.
The U.S. targeted Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, and sparked retaliation from Tehran. CBS News' Aaron MacLean and Olivia Rinaldi report.
The U.S. military said its attacks against Iran were in response to a threat to the Strait of Hormuz.
The strikes were Washington’s first on mainland Iran in just over a month and followed Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US launched a new wave of strikes against Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz, extending a back-and-forth of military activity in recent days as neither side prepared to cede ground over the crucial waterway.
The U.S. military is conducting strikes on Iranian targets in the area of the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday. Why it matters: The attacks are part of a plan President Trump and his senior aides have been considering in recent days to wage limited strikes in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from reconstituting its radar and missile capabilities to attack ships
The US launched strikes against Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz, following Iran's attacks on commercial shipping and American forces in the region. Oil prices are spiking on the news. Tyler Kendall reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Action follows recent attacks on commercial ships and forces, US military says
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Hostilities sparked back into life on Sunday after the US carried out fresh strikes on what it said were IRGC minelaying forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. has launched “large and powerful” strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said Tuesday in a post on Truth Social.
Explosions were heard across southern Iran's coast and in the Strait of Hormuz amid the renewed strikes, and the U.S. embassies in Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar and Israel issued security alerts, warning of 'unforeseen escalation' in the Middle East
US forces struck Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday in response to attempted attacks on commercial shipping and American troops, the US military said, with President Donald Trump vowing a tough response to any counter-attacks. The strikes were the latest in a series of attacks by both US and Iranian forces in recent days that threaten to reignite the simmering conflict. Iranian state televisio
Explosions were reported in and around the Strait of Hormuz, as well as at an airport in southern Iran. US President Trump described the strikes as "large and powerful." Iran said the US will "regret" its latest attacks.
By Jasper Ward and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. launched new air strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing hopes that an exchange of fire last weekend might...
BREAKING NEWS U.S. has launched ‘large and powerful’ strikes on Iran, Trump says The strikes were in “retaliation for the Iranians’ failed attempt at adding sea mines” in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Iran just now stated they have launched a missile barrage targeting US troops in the region. # AureFreePress # News # wariniran # BreakingNews https://www. nbcnews.com/w
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President Trump said that the U.S. launched “large and powerful” strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said that it had targeted “Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran.” In response, Iran’s armed forces general staff said that it would retaliate. NBC News' Keir Simmons reports.
Explosions have been reported around the Strait of Hormuz, including at an airport in southern Iran. US President Donald Trump said the strikes were a response to Iranian attempts to mine the strait. Follow DW.
CBS News contributor Elliot Ackerman, a Marine Corps veteran, breaks down President Trump's military strategy as the U.S. launches new strikes over Iran's alleged interference with the passage of ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The strikes mark the first time that the US has launched direct retaliatory strikes on Iranian ships in the strait, rather than preventing them from violating the US-imposed naval blockade.
A U.S. official said the latest strikes degraded Iran’s ability to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “bought at least a month” of lower threat levels for commercial shipping. Source: Axios
Iran says the US bombed a wedding near the Strait of Hormuz; hits Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan in retaliation.
#Tehran says at least four people were killed and dozens more wounded in a #US strike on a town near in the south of #Iran, near the Strait of #Hormuz.
US carries out second round of attacks in three days on radar and mine-laying systems, Iran targets US bases with drones and missiles
Fighting escalated in the Middle East over the weekend after US airstrikes on Sunday targeted Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak. The exchange of fire was instigated by the US in retaliation against Iran’s new capabilities for firing mines from rockets into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s use of rocket launchers to deploy sea mines into the strategic waterway would be unprecedented, but
The United States and Iran exchanged their heaviest fire since July after U.S. forces struck targets along Iran’s southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran launched missiles and drones at U.S. bases and allied sites across the Gulf region [japantoday.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1][theguardian.com#3]. President Trump said the U.S. was prepared to attack Iran “any time we want,” while U.S. Central Co