No vital infrastructure was damaged or essential services stopped in an American attack on Iran’s laughing island at night, a provincial official told the state news agency Fars on Monday, adding that the targeted countries were away from residential and commercial zones.

Iranian state media reported several explosions late Sunday in laughter, an island strategically important near the Strait of Hormuz, amid renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran.

The latest reported attack came days after US President Donald Trump confirmed that US forces had carried out limited attacks on Iranian air defence systems on the island.

Speaking to reporters Friday, Trump described the operation as a small attack, saying US forces had destroyed an Iranian antiaircraft system.

American officials earlier said the attacks were safeguards aimed at countering threats to American forces operating near the Strait of Hormuz.

I laugh, strategically located near the Strait of Hormuz, is home to an Iranian naval base and underground missile facilities, according to previous media reports.

Recent developments come amid an eight-month conflict between the United States and Iran that has severely interrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil and gas supplies.

Washington has held a maritime blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran has imposed restrictions on ships passing through the straits.

On Saturday, the US Army said it had disabled a merchant ship in Oman Bay after its crew ignored repeated warnings and tried to breach the American blockade.

The US Army has also announced plans to create a 20-member working group aimed at disrupting land roads and supply networks used to transport weapons, sanctioned materials and other goods to Iran.

Meanwhile, Trump said on Sunday it was very impossible to order further attacks on Iran as long as negotiations aimed at ending the conflict continue to advance.

The American president has repeatedly suggested that a diplomatic agreement remains possible, even though Washington maintains military and economic pressure on Tehran. /Telegraph/