Tehran assures that it will continue to defend itself and that the next Iranian strikes will be “more devastating and large-scale”. Attention is focused on the Strait of Hormuz, the closure of which will drive oil prices up.
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker meanwhile said that the European allies of the US will have to decide whether they stand by the United States or want to go “in a different direction”. According to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the US-Israeli strikes on Iran represent a “clear violation of international law.” Austria denied the US Air Force its airspace with reference to its neutral status.
