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US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks

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Source published: 31 Aug 2026, 16:50 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

Iran · Multiple sources

US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks

The attack on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz - the first known US strike since late July - has killed two people and injured two others.

Time span
29 Aug 2026, 10:30 CEST → 31 Aug 2026, 16:50 CEST
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6 sources
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12
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strong · multi-source

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US-Iran Conflict: Tehran Defies Sanctions as Hormuz Crisis Deepens, Trade Falls 35%

Al Jazeera - All News

The exchange of attacks is the first flare-up in violence between the two sides since late July.

France 24 - English

US forces struck what they described as Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. In turn Iran struck military bases in Jordan and the UAE on Monday, saying that it wa...

Al Jazeera - All News

CENTCOM says US forces bombed two IRGC rocket launchers on Larak Island which presented an 'imminent threat'.

Al Jazeera - All News

The US has launched its first strikes on Iran in a month, hitting sites on Larak Island. Iran hit back targeting bases h

Euronews - News

The US attacks on Iran are the first in around a month as the Trump administration had shifted its war objective to inflict maximum economic pain on Tehran. Washington says the strikes were aimed at preventing Iranian forces from disrupting global shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Al Jazeera - All News

The retaliatory attacks came after the US targeted two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Guardian - World

US attacks Iranian rocket launchers on island in strait of Hormuz and Tehran targets US bases in Jordan and UAE The US has reverted to military attacks on Iran for the first time in a month, firing missiles and drones at Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, prompting the Iranian military to at...

Africanews - Latest

Latest Iranian state television visuals showed what it said were ballistic missiles being fired by Iran at US bases in Jordan in response to the American strikes.

France 24 - English

Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation following American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month in a war that has engulfed the region.

BBC World

The attack on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz - the first known US strike since late July - has killed two people and injured two others.

The Guardian - World

Iran responded to an assault on its Larak Island by targeting US bases in Jordan First US military attacks on Iran in a month prompt retaliation Coinciding with this week’s G20 meeting , the EU has issued a statement saying it will work with the US and other allied countries to maintain economic pressure against Iran. ...

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