[UPDATE] U.S. bombs two Iranian rocket sites near the Strait of Hormuz; Iran fires eight missiles at Jordan

The last U.S. strike on Iran's mine-laying crews near the strait was July 29, after which Trump switched to sanctions.

U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launch sites on Larak Island on Sunday, Aug. 31, after watching crews prepare rockets carrying sea mines for the Strait of Hormuz. The attack ended about one month without a publicly confirmed U.S.-Iran exchange. Iran said two people were killed and fired ballistic missiles at U.S. sites in Jordan. Jordan intercepted eight missiles. The United Arab Emirates separately intercepted one Iranian drone over its territorial waters. Trump said the United States would respond again. He is considering a U.S. Central Command plan for periodic limited strikes against rebuilt Iranian radar, air-defense and anti-ship systems near the strait. One U.S. official called the approach an effort to "mow the lawn." Brent crude rose above $90 a barrel after the fighting resumed, though the sources give no earlier price for comparison.

What the "mow the lawn" plan would commit the U.S. to, and what it leaves undecided:

• Iran has already rebuilt fast: the last confirmed U.S. strike on its coastal radar and defense sites was July 29, and by Aug. 31 officials said the radar and anti-ship work was underway again — roughly 33 days.
• No published trigger. Officials have not said what counts as enough reconstitution to strike: a finished launcher, a radar switching on, or a shot fired.
• No promised heads-up for Congress. After the renewed July strikes, Trump used the War Powers Resolution's 48-hour after-the-fact report, and the White House has not committed to advance notice this time.