U.S. Strikes Iranian Mine-Laying Targets in Hormuz as Iran Retaliates Against U.S. Forces in Jordan
American forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Sunday near Larak Island after U.S. officials stated that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel were preparing to fire sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. The attack occurred days following a U.S. military announcement that it had cleared mine threats from international shipping routes in the strait….