Explosion heard near Iran's Larak Island, Fars news agency reports


Aug ⁠30 (Reuters) - An ⁠explosion was ‌heard near Iran's Larak Island, ​the ⁠Fars news ⁠agency reported Sunday, ⁠adding ‌that ⁠the cause was ​unknown.

Earlier ‌on Sunday, U.S. ⁠forces ​struck two ⁠Iranian launchers on ​Larak island, Axios reported, ⁠citing a U.S. official.

(Reporting by ​Hatem ⁠Maher and ​Yasmine ‌Ghania; Editing ​by Edmund Klamann)

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