US Bombs Iranian Island Over Alleged Rocket-Mine Capability

US strikes Larak island targeting Iran's alleged new rocket-based naval mine deployment capability in the Strait of Hormuz.

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On August 30, the United States resumed airstrikes against Iranian launch platforms located on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz. ^[1] The US military resumed strikes on Sunday targeting Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent a new threat to shipping. ^[2] The US military stated that Iranian forces from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were preparing to launch rockets loaded with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. ^[3] 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. ^[4] Iranian state television broadcast a report on the Fajr-5 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) as early as January 2025, referring to it as the newest weapon for mining in the Strait of Hormuz. ^[5] Sidharth Kaushal, an expert on the impact of new technologies on naval warfare at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI), stated that Iran has been conducting tests with Fajr-5 multiple rocket launchers for this purpose for some time. ^[6] Shahin Modarres of the International Institute for Strategic Studies suggested that using rockets is typical of Iran's unconventional methods to frustrate enemy plans and increase pressure on the Strait of Hormuz. ^[7]

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On August 30, the United States resumed airstrikes against Iranian launch platforms located on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz. · RPP

The US military resumed strikes on Sunday targeting Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent a new threat to shipping. · FRANCE 24

The US military stated that Iranian forces from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were preparing to launch rockets loaded with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. · FRANCE 24

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. · RPP

Iranian state television broadcast a report on the Fajr-5 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) as early as January 2025, referring to it as the newest weapon for mining in the Strait of Hormuz. · FRANCE 24

Sidharth Kaushal, an expert on the impact of new technologies on naval warfare at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI), stated that Iran has been conducting tests with Fajr-5 multiple rocket launchers for this purpose for some time. · FRANCE 24

Shahin Modarres of the International Institute for Strategic Studies suggested that using rockets is typical of Iran's unconventional methods to frustrate enemy plans and increase pressure on the Strait of Hormuz. · RPP

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