# Analysis: US struck Larak Island to prevent Iran mining Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/video/38100

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-31 02:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rewr28GkQ-s

> The United States carried out a preemptive strike on Iran’s Larak Island to stop the IRGC from placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian missile attacks on US bases in Jordan. Former Pentagon official David Des Roches said the operation’s specificity indicates Washington was targeting missiles capable of laying mines.

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