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  • Iran’s Fordow Facility: Rapid Reconstruction Efforts Follow U.S. Airstrike

    Iran’s Fordow Facility: Rapid Reconstruction Efforts Follow U.S. Airstrike

    New satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies, captured just five days after a U.S. airstrike, shows significant construction activity at Iran’s Fordow uranium enrichment facility. The underground nuclear bunker, located near Qom, was targeted by American B-2 bombers deploying 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs. The images, taken in late June 2025, depict Iranian construction crews working diligently…

  • Who Will Get Hurt If Iran closes Strait of Hormuz?

    Who Will Get Hurt If Iran closes Strait of Hormuz?

    Blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime chokepoint connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, would unleash severe economic and geopolitical consequences for the world and China, given its centrality to global energy and trade. A closure would disrupt approximately 20% of global oil consumption, around 20 million barrels per day, and…