According to Cooper, US forces hit an underground Iranian army facility. This facility contained radar systems that made it possible to monitor shipping.
“The strike destroyed intelligence towers and radar stations that were used to monitor shipping traffic… As a result, Iran's ability to threaten freedom of navigation in and around the Strait of Hormuz is reduced,” Cooper said.
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Against the backdrop of the war between the United States and Israel with Iran, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important routes for global oil trade, through which millions of barrels of crude oil and petroleum products pass from the Middle East to Asia, Europe and the United States every day, has practically stopped since March 1. Oil prices began to rise sharply.
In March the parties began apply mutual blows on energy facilities of countries.
