U.S. forces strike Iranian island

Name: Off-Nadir Delta
Author: Kazushi Motomura

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id 1320655539.

Where: Ormuz Island, IranSomewhere in Ormuz Island, Iran — an area about 8 km across. The coordinate is that area's centre, not the event site.
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-08-30
Sourcing: 1 articles1 outlet carrying it · independence not establishedverification: reported
Satellite observability: observableOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.

What imagery could confirm

destroyed/damaged structures or vehicles ~10m at Ormuz Island, Iran

What remains unresolved

coordinate_not_search_ready
geo_not_ready

Timeline

2026-08-31new_eventA new event has been reported.

Sources

U.S. forces strike Iranian island in first military attack in weeks - UPI.com2026-08-30

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