US Strikes Strategic Iranian Island in Strait of Hormuz

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Iranian state media report that a US missile hit Larak Island at about 2:48 p.m. local time, with residents hearing a loud explosion soon after. Larak Island sits in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, through which about one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil passes. It hosts coastal defence systems and naval facilities that Washington says threaten commercial shipping. This comes amid the US’s eleventh consecutive night of strikes aimed at degrading Iran’s ability to disrupt maritime traffic in the Gulf.

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