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Iran Hits US Bases in Jordan and UAE After Larak Strike
U.S. Central Command said the strike targeted minelaying forces posing an imminent threat to the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Sunday, the United States fired on two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strike on Iran in a month.
- U.S. Central Command stated the strike was "limited, precise action" against "minelaying forces posing an imminent threat in the Strait of Hormuz" after Navy operations removed mines from shipping lanes.
- Tehran retaliated by launching airstrikes on American military bases in Jordan and the UAE, while Jordan confirmed intercepting eight missiles early on Monday morning.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced Monday that "The terrorist enemy's aggression on Lark Island will be responded to with punishment for the aggressor," Tasnim news agency reported.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced "Operation Economic Outcast" last week, intended to economically isolate Iran after six months of war by warning foreign companies against continued business.
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For a month, there was relative calm on the Gulf. Now, the US has again attacked Iranian positions. According to US information, the target was Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak. Tehran responded with counterattacks.
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Pezeshkian: 'We do not want war but we will respond to aggression'. Centcom: 'The attack on Larak was not aggression but defence'. Tehran responds with attacks on American bases in Jordan and the Emirates (ANSA)
·Rome, Italy
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