# Has Iran modified its rocket systems to fire mines into the Strait of Hormuz?

https://mins.news/en/item/43199

- France 24, 2026-09-03 05:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260903-has-iran-modified-its-rocket-systems-to-fire-mines-into-the-strait-of-hormuz

> Fighting in the Middle East intensified over the weekend after US airstrikes hit Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island. The strikes were described as retaliation for Iran’s new capability to fire mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Such use of rocket launchers would be unprecedented but possible, though some analysts remain sceptical.

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