American forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Sunday after U.S. officials stated that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel were preparing to fire sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

The targets were located on Larak Island. The strike occurred just days after the U.S. military announced it had cleared mines from the strait’s international shipping routes.

Iran subsequently retaliated against American forces in Jordan, according to U.S. sources. Initial reports indicated that nearly all incoming missiles were intercepted with no significant impacts reported.

A U.S. official confirmed the launchers and their intended purpose to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, stating that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel had been observed preparing rockets carrying sea mines for launch into the Hormuz Strait. American forces targeted the two launchers on August 30, marking the first publicly reported direct U.S. attack on Iranian military positions in more than a month.

The timing was critical: Central Command (CENTCOM) had announced the completion of mine-clearing operations on international shipping routes the previous week. Another effort to plant mines threatened to undermine that progress and endanger commercial vessels.

The official noted that U.S. forces remained vigilant in the area and continued efforts to protect commerce through the waterway, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard acknowledged casualties from the Larak strike and threatened retaliation. The statement did not specify a casualty count.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty also reported that Jordan intercepted eight incoming missiles entering its airspace early on August 31.

Under President Trump, safeguarding passage through the Strait of Hormuz has been a continuing military commitment. This involves clearing the channel and preventing Iranian forces from laying additional mines.

A U.S. source speaking to correspondent Trey Yingst confirmed early details of the attack on U.S. forces in Jordan, stating that nearly all missiles had been intercepted with no significant impacts reported at that time. However, this account was preliminary and not a final damage assessment; Iran’s Revolutionary Guard separately claimed it launched a combined ballistic-missile and drone strike against two American air bases in Jordan.

U.S. officials confirmed the earlier strikes on launchers near Larak Island. The sequence of events was clear: a U.S. attack on equipment identified as a mine-laying threat, followed by Iranian retaliatory actions elsewhere in the region.

Initial interception reports were reassuring for troops and their families but did not diminish the seriousness of Iran’s decision to fire upon U.S. forces.

Subsequent updates indicated no American casualties at that stage while reaffirming that nearly all missiles had been intercepted.

The separate U.S. naval blockade against Iran remained active on Sunday, with CENTCOM’s August 30 update showing a sailor directing an MH-60S Sea Hawk onto the flight deck of the USS Delbert D. Black in the Arabian Sea. The command reported redirecting 83 commercial vessels and disabling three as part of that operation.