Six months on, what did the strikes on Iran achieve?

A covert US-Israeli military campaign targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites has escalated into a broader struggle for control of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments. Analysts at AJLabs are assessing the economic and geopolitical fallout of the widening conflict, which risks disrupting energy markets and regional stability. The strikes, initially focused on Iran’s nuclear program, have drawn Iran into retaliatory actions, raising tensions in one of the world’s most volatile maritime corridors. With both sides escalating indirect confrontations, the situation threatens to spiral into a larger confrontation with far-reaching consequences.

The US-Israeli bombing of Iran became a fight for the Strait of Hormuz. AJLabs counts the cost of the war.