A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
\n\nCrowds fill a street during celebrations marking Prophet Muhammad’s birthday in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
\n\nA government supporter holds a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during a street celebration marking Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, with St. Sarkis Armenian Cathedral in the background, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
\n\nWASHINGTON (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.
\n\nForces 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. Central Command. The U.S. military last week completed clearing sea mines from the strait’s international shipping routes.
\n\nSemiofficial news outlets in Iran reported sounds of explosions near Larak island on the strait. The Guard…
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