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"Why is Iran going to place two missile launchers on Larak island? Everything indicates that the intention is to mine the port of Fallujah"Photo by Alexander Mass on Pexels
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"Why is Iran going to place two missile launchers on Larak island? Everything indicates that the intention is to mine the port of Fallujah"

CNN Portugal31 August 2026 at 17:01

Iran announced plans to place two missile launchers on Larak island, in the Strait of Hormuz. The analysis suggests that the Iranian intention is to mine the port of Fallujah, in Iraq.

Major-General Agostinho Costa, a security affairs specialist, was invited to analyze current events in the Middle East and commented on this situation.

According to the specialist, Iran effectively controls navigation in the Strait of Hormuz at this moment, which makes the placement of missiles on Larak island a significant threat to maritime traffic in the region.

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