On August 30, the United States resumed airstrikes against Iranian launch platforms located on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz. ^[1] US forces recently targeted and destroyed missile launchers in Iran that were designed to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. ^[2] Iranian officials and media previously reported that they have been testing Fajr-5 multiple rocket launchers for the purpose of deploying naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. ^[3] The US military stated it resumed the attacks after a one-month pause because Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces were preparing to launch rockets loaded with naval mines into the Strait of Hormuz. ^[4] The article notes that while the technology was not widely confirmed previously, Iran has asserted possession of such systems, prompting the US strike. ^[5] The source TWZ reports that these launchers utilize modified Fajr-5 rockets to deliver mines remotely, a capability that would allow Tehran to threaten the strategic waterway without traditional naval mine-laying vessels. ^[6] Christian Bueger, a maritime security expert at the University of Copenhagen, argued that the US needed the threat of a new mine capability to justify the attacks and that the devices might be part of a psychological war. ^[7] The destruction of these sites indicates a significant level of US concern regarding potential threats to the Hormuz Strait. ^[8]