US strikes Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz

US forces attacked two Iranian missile launch ramps on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to Axios and AP, marking the first known US strike on Iranian targets in weeks. Iran's Revolutionary Guard has vowed retaliation. The Iranian forces were reportedly preparing to lay new mines in the vital shipping lane, per an American source cited by Axios. Residents near Larak heard explosions, and the Guard claims several soldiers and civilians were killed or wounded. The attack follows a Saturday projectile strike on an oil tanker in the strait. Iran has threatened shipping since late February, while the US has blocked traffic to Iranian ports and recently claimed to have cleared mines from the waterway.