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Last Update2025-08-27
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Event Overview
Military confrontation over strategic infrastructure can escalate regional security risks, ignite retaliatory threats, and disrupt vital economic corridors. Incidents involving nuclear sites intensify fears of proliferation and provoke volatile responses, particularly when key energy routes are implicated. Such actions highlight the persistent tensions surrounding nuclear policy, power projection, and the vulnerability of global supply chains to geopolitical shocks.
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U.S. Launches Airstrikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites
On Saturday, the United States launched strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites in a surprise attack. The planes involved in the operation carried 30,000-pound bombs, officially called Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs) or Bunker Busters. The strike was named Operation Midnight Hammer. Following the attack, Iran threatened to retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a major waterway for oil exports. Vice President J.D. Vance defended President Trump's decision to launch the air strikes, stating, "We do not want war with Iran. We actually want peace."