Israel had struck Iran. When Israel, backed by the United States, strikes Iran in the name of preventing nuclear proliferation, the argument collides with an uncomfortable fact: Both countries possess nuclear arsenals. Iran does not. Iran sits astride the northern coast of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply transits. Iran’s nuclear and missile facilities are dispersed, hardened, and in some cases buried underground.

Source: Indian Express February 28, 2026 16:08 UTC