“Operation Midnight Hammer” used a deception to bomb Iran’s nuclear site.
The US attack on Iran’s nuclear facility was called Operation Midnight Hammer and used a deception to achieve its goal.
Iran’s parliament approved June 22, which approved the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the main oil transport route, following Iran’s airstrikes.
Around 20% of the world’s oil and gas flows through narrow waterways connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. That closure would mean rising fuel costs for global consumers, including Americans.
Iran’s state media reported that Parliament agreed to support blocking the channel, but the decision ultimately belongs to Iran’s highest national security council.
Iranian officials said the country would protect itself if the US effectively participates in the war between Israel and Iran. Chairman Dan Kane said at a press conference that the US is on “high vigilance” against retaliation from Tehran after American bombers targeted three Iranian nuclear sites.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned against the strait closure, calling such a decision an escalation of the conflict.
“It’s going to be a suicidal move on their part, because if they do, I think the whole world will oppose them,” Rubio said in an interview with CBS’s Margaret Brennan.
