# Strait of Hormuz access at centre of US-Iran war flare-up

https://mins.news/en/video/38692

- France 24 English, 2026-08-31 12:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP54_fPHQ6c

> The United States has struck Iran for the first time in a month, targeting Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington says the operation aimed to stop Tehran from planting mines in the strategic shipping lane. Iran then reiterated that it had attacked two US bases in Jordan.

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