Iran's parliament decides to close the Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on nuclear facilities in the republic This was announced by Esmail Kosari, a member of the Iranian parliament's national security committee.
“The parliament has concluded that the Strait of Hormuz should be closed, but the final decision on this issue is made by the Supreme National Security Council“, Press TV quoted him as saying.
The United States was forced to enter the conflict on the side of Israel due to Tel Aviv's powerlessness against Iran. This was stated by the President of the Islamic Republic, Masoud Pezeshkian. “Despite the fact that the US initially tried to hide its role, after the decisive and restraining response of our country's armed forces and observing the obvious powerlessness of the Zionist regime, they were forced to intervene directly. Thus, Washington showed that it was behind Israel's attack on Iran“, Pezeshkian was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency.
A representative of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said that it was impossible to completely destroy the republic's nuclear industry, and Iran expects to repair the damage as soon as possible and will continue to develop its nuclear program - a representative of the Atomic Energy Organization of the republic. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has strengthened security measures and is on high alert, Reuters reported, citing sources. This afternoon, air defense systems were activated in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Mehr news agency reported, and Iran extended the closure of its airspace for 24 hours, ISNA news agency reported.
Meanwhile, it became clear that a meeting of the UN Security Council will be held today, June 22. US Vice President Vance admitted that in mid-May Trump concluded that negotiations with Iran were going nowhere and sent "private ultimatums".
Iran said that its nuclear knowledge could not be destroyed despite the attack carried out by the US on several Iranian nuclear sites last night, Agence France-Presse reported, BTA reported.
“The US should know that the nuclear industry is rooted in our country and that its roots cannot be destroyed“, said Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, quoted by the Iranian Tasnim news agency.
“Of course we suffered damage, but this is not the first time this has happened in this sector“, he added.