# US strikes two missile launchers on Iran’s Larak Island, media reports

https://mins.news/en/item/37857

- TASS, 2026-08-30 20:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2179581

> US forces struck two missile launchers on Iran’s southern Larak Island, Axios correspondent Barak Ravid said, citing a US official. He reported that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces had been preparing rockets carrying sea mines for launch into the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump previously said the strait had been fully cleared of mines and that the US would not tolerate further mining.

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