U.S. has launched ‘large and powerful’ strikes on Iran, Trump says
· World · NBC News
The US has launched "large and powerful" strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, framing the attack as retaliation for an Iranian attempt to lay sea mines in the waterway and an Iranian missile strike on a US base in Jordan. Iranian state media said the strikes hit a fishmeal factory on Qeshm Island, a fishing pier and a Ports and Maritime Organization tower in Sirik, and other civilian sites in Hormozgan province. Iran's armed forces general staff warned it would "impose a heavy cost on the American enemy," while Tasnim news agency reported retaliatory missile and drone launches against "American bases and interests in the region" without naming countries. The strikes come two days after US forces hit two rocket launchers on Larak Island, which US Central Command said was a "limited, precise action" to stop the IRGC from mining the strait through which 20% of global oil flowed before the war began. The broader conflict began i
Why it matters
The Strait of Hormuz carries roughly a fifth of global oil shipments and is a critical artery for India's crude imports, so any sustained disruption or escalation there directly threatens India's energy security and fuel prices. India also has tens of thousands of citizens in the Gulf, and a wider US-Iran war raises the risk of regional spillover, shipping insurance spikes, and diplomatic pressure on New Delhi.
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