US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island in first known attack in weeks

Latest update from PBS NewsHour: The report is now confirmed by PBS NewsHour. WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Iran swiftly vowed to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack. Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait, according to Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for the U.S. The U.S. military last week completed clearing sea mines from the strait's international shipping routes. Semiofficial news outlets in Iran reported sounds of explosions near Larak island on the strait.

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