US strikes Iran to prevent Hormuz mine threat: Axios
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- Axios reports that the US military struck Iranian military targets to prevent the deployment of sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
- A US official said Iran launched ballistic missiles toward a US base, with no reported damage or casualties.
The US military struck Iranian military targets to prevent the deployment of sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported, citing a US official.
According to Axios, the strike is the first known US attack in Iran since late July, when President Donald Trump paused a two-week US military campaign in the Strait of Hormuz.
A US official told Axios that Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward a US base in retaliation for the US strike.
The official said the missiles did not hit US bases, with no reports of damage or casualties.
The US military had completed clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz’s main shipping lane the previous week, according to Axios.
Trump had warned that any ship or boat attempting to place new mines in the strait would be “immediately and systematically destroyed.”
“There is a Zero Tolerance policy on mine placement in full force and effect,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, according to Axios.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that a drone carried out the strike, killing two people and wounding two others.
