⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷💣 – The Iranian launchers struck yesterday in Larak Island were equipped with rare mine-deploying rockets, according to The War Zone, a capability that could give Iran the ability of more easily shutting down the Strait at the worst possible time.

It is not known whether U.S. CENTCOM had already seen Iran use this capability, or just how much Iranian forces have adopted it, but it is known that the missile systems are likely a variant of the Fajr-5 equipped with a mine warhead.

The Center for International and Maritime Security put it best in a report made last year:

While the Fajr-5’s estimated payload capacity is light compared to U.S. or Chinese naval mines, the mines the rockets could deliver are still heavier than diver-delivered limpet mines and could conceivably disable a ship if struck by enough mines from the field.

Most importantly, this field could be delivered rapidly and with little warning. Even though the explosive capacity of this mine individually is small, the psychological impact from inflicting minor damage on a small number of merchants could still be enough to force shipping companies to avoid the area.

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⚡️🇮🇷💣 – Iran had actually demonstrated this capability all the way back in January 2025, and claimed it would be able to seed hundreds of naval mines in an hour.

This type of system, an MLRS-based mine-launcher, is likely what the U.S. struck yesterday in Larak.

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🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 – Additional explosions in Sirik, Minab and Qeshm Island.

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🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 – CENTCOM confirmed the wave of retaliatory strikes, in response to Iranian strikes in the Strait of Hormuz and Jordan.

Today at 12 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran.

The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region

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🇺🇸🇧🇭❌🇮🇷 – Unconfirmed reports suggest additional ground-to-ground missiles, likely HIMARS or ATACMS, have been launched from Bahrain.

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🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 – Explosions heard over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran may be trying to target U.S. vessels in the blockade line.

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🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 – The sound of explosions was also heard in Jask. It remains unconfirmed whether the city was struck or the sound came from the Strait of Hormuz.

UPD: Al-Arabiya confirmed explosions were heard in the port of Jask.

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