Overview
- U.S. Central Command said its forces destroyed two rocket launchers on Larak after observers saw IRGC fighters preparing cohetes with naval mines, a limited action carried out late Sunday to protect shipping routes.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported deaths and injuries from the Larak strike and launched missiles and drones at U.S.-used bases in Jordan, where Jordanian forces said they intercepted eight incoming missiles.
- CENTCOM framed the operation as targeted protection of commercial navigation and noted U.S. forces recently completed mine-clearing and have redirected and disabled multiple commercial vessels in the area.
- The exchanges sent oil prices higher and kept commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz far below prewar levels, increasing fuel costs and raising risks for sailors, shippers and regional ports.
- The incident returns direct U.S.–Iran kinetic strikes after a month of lower intensity, heightens the risk of further reprisals, and leaves Washington pursuing both limited military actions and stepped-up sanctions against Iran.