Overview

• On June 21, U.S. forces struck Iran’s key nuclear sites, deploying 14 bunker-buster bombs, over two dozen Tomahawk missiles and more than 125 military aircraft.
• Iran’s parliament approved a resolution to shut the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas flows.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to China on Fox News to press Tehran against halting transit in the strategically vital corridor.
• Rubio labeled any shutdown “economic suicide” for Iran and cautioned that it would inflict deeper damage on global economies, particularly China’s.
• The U.S. maintains that it is ready to negotiate with Iran but has warned it will respond forcefully to any hostile or destabilizing actions.