23-06-2025 12:00:00 AM
Strait of Hormuz 20% of all oil traded globally passes through this narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. Any disruption there could send oil prices soaring worldwide US bases Iran could target the American bases in West Asia with tens of thousands of troops stationed there. It could also choose to attack key oil and gas facilities in the Gulf countries.
Regional allies Iran can involve its so-called Axis of Resistance, a network of militant groups across West Asia. Hamas and the Houthis are part of Iran's so-called "Axis of Resistance", the collection of pro-Iranian proxies stretching from Yemen to Lebanon that for years gave Iran considerable power across the region
Nuclear race Iran would likely struggle to repair or reconstitute its nuclear programme but could still decide to fully end its cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and abandon NPT.