# US strikes Iran after a month, Iran hits US bases in retaliation

https://mins.news/en/item/41315

- CGTN, 2026-08-30 23:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-31/news-1Q2Z34oDxMk/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a U.S.-Israeli attack on Larak Island caused military and civilian casualties. Iranian state media said Iran then struck U.S. forces in Jordan. A U.S. official confirmed that American forces hit two Iranian launchers on the island, saying they were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

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