During the 12 days of the war, Iran fired more than 500 missiles at Israel, but did not close the Strait of Hormuz. Why were the ayatollahs afraid to collapse the oil market?
Up to 30% of the world's oil and liquefied gas are transported through the strait Israel carried out a military operation against Iran in June, attacking the country's military command, nuclear scientists, air defense systems and facilities where Israeli intelligence believes Tehran is creating nuclear weapons. After the US joined in the bombing, Tehran quickly agreed to a truce.
