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US strikes on Larak trigger Iranian retaliation across the region
The United States struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, August 30, 2026, prompting Iranian retaliation in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, the US attack killed two people and injured two others. Washington said it had prevented the imminent laying of naval mines. Iran then targeted Al Minhad airbase and two bases hosting US forces in Jordan. Sources disagree on whether the projectiles used in Jordan were missiles or drones. Senior US military commanders have also opposed extending some war-related deployments.