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.

This is a developing story.