Iran fires retaliatory strikes following US attacks on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran has launched retaliatory strikes after the US attacked Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Euronews. It marks the first US strike on Iran in roughly a month, following a shift by the Trump administration toward maximizing economic pressure on Tehran. Washington says the attacks were intended to stop Iranian forces from disrupting global shipping through the strait, a narrow waterway that carries a large share of the world's oil exports.

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