The US military has struck Iran's Larak Island, where forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with mines into the Strait of Hormuz, an official says, marking the first US strikes in over a month.

A U.S. officials says that U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vows to respond after US forces struck two launchers on Larak Island.

The strikes mark a return to military action after the Trump administration shifted its focus to economic measures targeting Tehran.