The United States has struck Iranian military launch positions on Larak Island, marking the first known American attack conducted on Iran since late July.
American news website Axios reported the military operation on the island, citing information released by journalist Barak Ravid from a senior United States official.
Reporting on the social media platform X, Ravid stated that armed forces from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were seen making preparations for a launch on Larak Island. He said that Iranian military personnel were preparing to fire missiles equipped with naval mines toward the Strait of Hormuz.
Military action on Larak Island
Larak Island is an Iranian territory situated off the southern coast of Iran within the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The island holds a critical geographic location inside the narrow maritime passage, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and serves as one of the world's most vital sea routes for international petroleum shipments.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a major branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, operating parallel to the country's conventional military forces. The organization maintains its own command structure, ground troops, naval units and aerospace forces, holding primary responsibility for defending Iranian coastal positions and operating strategic missile defense installations across the region.
First American attack since July
Axios emphasized in its publication that the strike on Larak Island is the first known American military attack on Iran since the end of July. The report highlighted that no other United States strikes against targets inside Iranian territory had been publicly documented during the period between late July and the latest action.
Barak Ravid is a political and foreign policy reporter for Axios who specializes in international diplomacy and Middle Eastern security developments. Axios is a digital news publisher headquartered in the United States that routinely covers government policy, national security matters and international conflict.
