# US and Iran exchange fire in latest confrontation

https://mins.news/en/video/39221

- DW News, 2026-08-31 19:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vccc9WhdFJc

> The United States and Iran have traded fire again in a series of limited military confrontations. US forces say they struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, while Iran responded by launching missiles at US bases in Jordan. The latest exchange could further raise tensions, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining tense.

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