Military bases or vital waterway: Iran weighs response to US strikes

Iran has vowed to retaliate for US air strikes on its nuclear facilities, and has two main options: attacking American forces in the region, and closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

An advisor to Iran’s supreme leader issued a warning on Sunday, saying any US base in the region that takes part in attacks was a “legitimate target”.

Disrupting traffic through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for oil and gas, would send energy prices soaring in a global inflationary shock.

Closing the…