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Military bases or vital waterway: Iran weighs response to US strikes
IRAN, JUN 23 – Iran threatens retaliation by targeting US forces across the Middle East and closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for nearly 20 million barrels of oil per day.
- On June 22, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered coordinated airstrikes with Israel targeting three key Iranian nuclear facilities including Fordow and Natanz.
- The strikes, called Operation Midnight Hammer, aimed to neutralize Iran's nuclear threat and follow U.S. intelligence assessments claiming Iran was weeks from developing a weapon.
- The attacks involved over 125 aircraft, 14 bunker-buster bombs, and Tomahawk missiles, resulting in visible damage though the IAEA reported no off-site radiation increase yet.
- Iran condemned the strikes with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warning of "everlasting consequences," while U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio cautioned that Iranian retaliation would be their worst mistake.
- The strikes intensified regional tensions, sparked protests in Tehran, raised global concerns over possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and prompted calls for de-escalation and renewed diplomacy.
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