US military targets missile launchers on Iran’s Larak Island: Axios
US forces struck two Iranian missile platforms on Larak Island after detecting preparations to launch missiles toward the Strait of Hormuz.
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AIA US official told Axios on Sunday that American forces targeted two Iranian missile launch platforms on Larak Island after detecting preparations by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to launch missiles loaded with naval mines into the Strait of Hormuz.
The official explained that the surveillance took place earlier in the day, with Revolutionary Guard forces seen preparing missiles fitted with naval mines, apparently in readiness to fire them toward the strategic waterway.
The source added that the US strike was a precautionary measure aimed at preventing any attack that could threaten navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.