U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz\u00a0in the first military action in a month on Sunday, according to a U.S. official, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.<\/p>\n
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Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military movements.<\/p>\n
The U.S. military last week completed clearing sea mines from the strait\u2019s international shipping routes.<\/p>\n
Semiofficial news outlets in Iran reported sounds of explosions near Larak island on the strait. The Guard in a statement carried by Iran\u2019s state broadcaster noted \u201cthe martyrdom and injury of several of our fighters and compatriots.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement said the attack will \u201cresult in punishment of the aggressor.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fighting comes just days after the Trump administration said it would turn its focus to\u00a0increasing economic pressure\u00a0\u2014 rather than military action \u2014 to try to end its war with Iran. The shifting strategy centers on threats to punish any country or entity that continues to\u00a0conduct business with Tehran.<\/p>\n
The turn to using sanctions as the cudgel of choice comes as the administration weighs diminished munitions stockpiles after months of war, sparking concerns that the prolonged conflict could\u00a0undermine U.S. military readiness in other parts of the globe.<\/p>\n
As the conflict grinds on, Trump\u2019s talk of finding a quick end to the war also appears to be fading. He stressed last week that he\u2019s\u00a0\u201cnot in a hurry\u201d to get Iran\u00a0back to the negotiating table, and he continues making the case that the\u00a0Islamic Republic\u2019s leadership is on the ropes.<\/p>\n
Trump has consistently emphasized that the U.S. and Israel campaign\u00a0has been devastating\u00a0for Iran\u2019s navy and air force. Iranian officials have said the\u00a0country has suffered\u00a0$270 billion in direct and indirect damage. Israeli military strikes in the first weeks of the war wiped out much of the theocratic government\u2019s leadership structure.<\/p>\n
But Iran has found leverage through its own strikes in the critical Strait of Hormuz where relatively few vessels carrying oil and liquefied natural gas are risking passage. Iran still has enough drones and missiles to fire at vessels transiting the vital energy waterway, through which 20% of the world\u2019s oil normally flows, effectively controlling much of the traffic in the strait.<\/p>\n
Trump has repeatedly declared that the \u201cStrait of Hormuz is open,\u201d saying 24 vessels passed through last week. But that\u2019s a fraction of the roughly 130 vessels that passed through the vital waterway daily before the war began.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Sunday, a multinational coalition overseen by the U.S. Navy said commercial traffic through the strait remained at \u201creduced levels.\u201d And a monitoring agency run by the British military said an unknown projectile struck a tanker ship on Saturday north of Khasab, Oman, in the strait.<\/p>\n
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization said the ship had been moving inbound and no casualties or environmental impact had been reported. It cited unspecified military authorities. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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