US forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iran to launch retaliatory attacks against US military positions in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in the latest escalation of a war that has now lasted more than six months. The US military said the strikes on Sunday were aimed at Iranian forces preparing to deploy sea mines in the strategic waterway.

US forces struck IRGC positions preparing to launch sea mine-armed rockets at the Strait of Hormuz, escalating a months-long confrontation over

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