Why Larak Island matters in US-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz

The US and Iran have traded their first known attacks since July the 29th. The IRGC says it targeted two US bases in Jordan which it says were used to launch US attacks on Larak Island. An American official confirmed the attacks on two Iranian rocket launchers they say were being used to plant sea mines. The IRGC says the attacks killed at least three people, including soldiers and civilians. Al Jazeera’s Julide Ayger explains why the island is strategically important. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Iran #UnitedStates #Jordan #IranWar #USAttacksIran #StraitOfHormuz #LarakIsland #HormuzMines #IranRetaliationAttacks #USIranEscallation #CENTCOM #IRGC #IranMissiles #HormuzCrisis #HormuzControl #AlJazeeraEnglish