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US Central Command forces struck two Iranian IRGC rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, the first American strikes on Iran in a month, saying the units were preparing to fire sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said the attack killed two people and wounded two others, and retaliated against US bases in Jordan. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, speaking Monday before travelling to Bishkek for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, said Iran 'is not looking for war' but would 'never sit still in the face of any aggression' and vowed a decisive response to further attacks. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi separately blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he called a 'serpent,' for luring Washington into war with Iran. The exchange escalated further as US President Donald Trump declared that Iran is 'dead' and vowed to respond after renewed clashes, calling for Iranian leaders to be prosecuted for killing protesters. The rhetoric from both sides suggests the confrontation triggered by the Larak Island strikes remains unresolved and at risk of further escalation.