# U.S. forces strike Iranian missile launchers near Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/38631

- NBC News, 2026-08-31 11:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.today.com/video/us-forces-strike-iranian-missile-launchers-near-strait-of-hormuz-269089861978

> The United States and Iran have exchanged attacks for the first time in weeks, days after the war passed the six-month mark. U.S. CENTCOM says it struck Larak Island, where missile launchers were preparing to deploy mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

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