US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in first attacks in weeks
- Posted on August 30, 2026
- By The Sydney Morning Herald
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In brief
The United States military conducted targeted airstrikes against Iranian Revolutionary Guard rocket launcher positions, marking the resumption of military operations following a significant period of relative calm in the ongoing regional conflict. Iranian officials promptly responded to the strikes, vowing retaliatory measures against what they characterized as American aggression, escalating tensions in the six-month conflict.
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US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in first attacks in weeks
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the US attack – which broke a lull in fighting in the six-month war – would “result in punishment of the aggressor”.
