US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz after alleging an imminent sea mine attack. The move revives direct confrontation with Tehran and heightens risks to regional shipping.

The fighting comes just days after the Trump administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure — rather than military action — to try to end its war with Iran.

U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking their first military action in a month. Iran has vowed to retaliate for what it calls a deadly attack. The Revolutionary Guard Corps was reportedly preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait where Tehran has asserted control. The U.S. recently cleared sea mines from the strait's shipping routes. The Trump administration just days ago had shifted focus to economic pressure. A return to open conflict would be dangerous for the region, where Iran has targeted U.S. military bases and infrastructure in Gulf countries,

U.S. forces strike Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first military action in weeks.

U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month,, a U.S. official said Sunday.

U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month,, a U.S. official said Sunday.

U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month, a U.S. official said Sunday.

A U.S. officials says that U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month.