US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz late Sunday, in their first confirmed military action against Iran in a month, breaking a weeks-long lull in fighting. Iran quickly vowed retaliation, with state television later showing what it said were ballistic missiles fired at US bases in Jordan.
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Jordanian forces said they intercepted eight missiles that entered the country’s airspace early Monday. Meanwhile Iran international also reported that explosions were heard at US bases on Qatar. These attacks have not been confirmed by US officials.
The US Central Command alleged Iran's Revolutionary Guard forces had been preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz when they were targeted. Tim Hawkins, a Centcom spokesperson, said the US military had observed the preparations, reported AP. The US had completed clearing sea mines from international shipping routes in the strait the previous week.
Iranian semiofficial media, quoted by AP reported the explosions near Larak Island, while the Revolutionary Guard acknowledged that several of its fighters and civilians had been killed or wounded.
The head of the national security commission of the Iranian parliament Ebrahim Azizi condemened the attack saying on X (translated from Farsi), "Retesting our will only makes the cost of your humiliating defeats even heavier. Undoubtedly, no crime, at any level, goes unanswered; a response that is devastating, more painful, and instructive, which will complete the chain of your failures. Wait in fear and terror!"
He then made another statement in English adding, "Test our will once more, and pay a heavier price. Retaliation is coming; JUST RUN!"
