The US military struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces were seen preparing to fire towards the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, a US official told The Jerusalem Post, marking the first US strike on Iran in several weeks.
According to Axios, the rockets were armed with sea mines.
IRGC-run media outlet Fars News reported that witnesses in the area heard the explosion.
"We will take retribution" against the US for striking Larak Island, a spokesperson for the IRGC told state broadcaster IRIB on Sunday evening, adding that the IRGC "will punish those responsible."
The IRGC said that the American attack had killed and injured several soldiers and civilians, but did not provide a precise casualty toll.
"This action will be met with a response from the sons of Islamic Iran, and the aggressor will face punishment," IRIB reported.
This is a developing story.