### [2026-08-30](/feed/2026/08/30/index.md)

##### 2026 Iran war
# A spokesperson for the United States Central Command reports that the U.S. military has launched strikes on two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz that were used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first strikes against the country since July. 




### Sources:

1. [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/08/30/us-iran-strike-hormuz-mines)
2. [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-forces-strike-iranian-rocket-launchers-strait-hormuz-first-military-rcna595194)

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