The US and Israel attacked Iran on 2025-02-28; on the first day of the war, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and members of his immediate family, including a granddaughter, were killed, and a US bombing of an elementary school in Minab killed about 175 people, mostly children aged 3 to 12. ^[1] US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on 2025-09-01 that US forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran at noon Eastern Time. ^[2] The United States attacked missile launch platforms on Larak Island, an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, where Teheran was preparing to deploy sea mines. ^[3] WTI crude oil prices rose 3.2% to $86.07 per barrel on Monday following US military strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz. ^[4] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran claimed on 2026-08-28 that a supertanker that violated regulations and attempted to cross the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz struck two naval mines, caught fire, and became completely immobilized. ^[5] US Central Command (Centcom) said on 2026-08-28 that no ship had hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the Iranian report false and accusing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of using disinformation to intimidate commercial shipping. ^[6] US forces attacked two Iranian launcher installations on the island of Larak in the Strait of Hormuz on 2026-08-30, the first US strikes on Iran since late July, according to a US official cited by Axios. ^[7] Iran responded to the US attacks by launching strikes against US bases located in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. ^[8] During the night of 2025-08-31 to 2025-09-01, the first exchange of fire in over a month occurred: Iran said it fired missiles at US military targets in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in response to a US strike on Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island, while the United States said Iran attempted to lay sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. ^[9] US Central Command (Centcom) stated that a supertanker did not hit two mines in the strait and confirmed that no ships had impacted mines there. ^[10] Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian said on 2026-08-28 that continuing the war against the United States would not benefit his country and that dialogue is the solution. ^[11] Iran stated on 2026-08-31 that a tanker had secretly taken a forbidden southern route through the Strait of Hormuz, hit two mines, and come to a stop. ^[12]