Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsIn the first attack in weeks, U.S. forces attacked Larak Island after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was observed preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official saidShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters11:52 PM • August 30 2026 IDT‌The IRGC said a U.S. ⁠attack ⁠on Larak Island on Sunday killed and ‌wounded several Iranian ‌fighters and civilians, and vowed to respond and punish those ⁠responsible, state broadcaster IRIB ‌reported. They did not provide a precise ⁠casualty toll.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:2026 Israel-Iran WarIran - U.S.CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankChief RabbiGaza Militias El-Sayed NetanyahuOfer WinterRoger WatersPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastCasualties Reported by Iranian State Media in U.S. Strike in Strait of HormuzHaaretz CartoonParents to Suspend Classes at Tel Aviv School Over Admission of Migrant ChildrenHaredi Israelis Protest IDF Draft Outside Military Enlistment CenterFour Men Plead Guilty to Arson Attack on Jewish Ambulances in LondonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes