# Why Larak Island matters in US-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/video/39154

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-31 18:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U37XM_v3wU

> The United States and Iran have exchanged their first known attacks since July 29. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it targeted two US bases in Jordan that were used to launch strikes on Larak Island, while a US official confirmed attacks on two Iranian rocket launchers allegedly being used to lay sea mines. The Guard says at least three soldiers and civilians were killed.

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