Iran fires retaliatory strikes following US attacks on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz
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What happened
The US attacks on Iran are the first in around a month as the Trump administration had shifted its war objective to inflict maximum economic pain on Tehran. Washington says the strikes were aimed at preventing Iranian forces from disrupting global shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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