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US forces strike Iranian launchers on Larak island in Strait of Hormuz
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US forces strike Iranian launchers on Larak island in Strait of Hormuz

US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month, a US official said Sunday. ⁠Iran's ⁠Revolutionary ​Guards ​said the US attack on Larak ​island ‌killed and wounded ⁠several Iranian fighters and ​civilians, and ‌vowed to punish those ​responsible.

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US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month, a US official said Sunday.

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