# U.S. forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on Hormuz in first military action in weeks

https://mins.news/en/item/38556

- NBC News, 2026-08-30 20:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-forces-strike-iranian-rocket-launchers-strait-hormuz-first-military-rcna595194

> U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Hormuz, marking their first military action in weeks. Iran then fired retaliatory missiles toward Jordan, a U.S. ally, but American forces intercepted them, a source said.

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