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US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island, US official says

military_conflictMiddle EastSCMP30 Aug, 21:04 UTC

Context

US forces ⁠struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. “I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck ‌two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into [the] Strait of Hormuz,” the US official said. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the attack killed and wounded several soldiers and citizens and...

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Causal chain

No clear market signal

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Severity
the event's market impact, 1–5
Direction
/ likely price move for the asset
Exp. move
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Ssmall<1%
Mmoderate1–5%
Llarge>5%
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Timeframe
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Not investment advice · for informational purposes only. Generated 30 Aug, 21:17 UTC