Biggest Attack On Iran In Weeks! This Is What Made the US Restart the Iran War | Decoded | 4K

The missiles are flying over the Gulf once again. After weeks of silence, after weeks of the world thinking maybe, just maybe, the war between Iran and Washington is over, America and Iran are trading fire yet again. Hello and welcome. I am Nikita Kapoor and you are watching Decoded. And in this episode viewers, we decode the biggest attack on Iran in weeks, why the United States really attacked Iran and how this time it could drag the entire Middle East back into the full fledged war. America bombs Iran, Iran bombs American bases and both sides right now are saying this is just the beginning. Let's decode the timeline first because who shot first really matters here. It started on Larak Island of Iran. Larak Island, tiny, rocky but it sits right at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, the most important oil road in the world. 20% of the world's oil passes through it every single day and it has become a war zone since this conflict began. A United States official told Reuters that American satellites saw IRGC forces on Larak preparing two rocket launchers but these were not normal rockets, they were carrying sea mines. Sea mines to be dropped into the Strait of Hormuz. Washington's logic, well if Iran mines Hormuz, no oil tanker can pass. Oil goes to 150 to 200 dollar again, global economy collapses. This is exactly what the US Navy has been deployed to prevent for six months now. So the United States struck first. Pre-emptive strike. Two Iranian launchers on Larak Island destroyed within seconds. America says we prevented an imminent threat to commercial shipping but Tehran, Tehran says something totally different. IRGC says American strike killed and wounded several Iranian personnel and civilians on Larak Island. They call it unprovoked aggression on Iranian soil and within hours viewers, Iran promised punishment. An operation named and I'm quoting here punishment of the aggressor. Then came the retaliation. Fast, furious, Iranian state media said that IRGC launched a combined missile and drone operation, not at Israel, not at America but at the bases in the Gulf. Targets, two American-linked military bases in Jordan, King Hussein Air Base and Al Azrog Base. These are bases America uses for its operation over Syria, Iraq and of course Iran as well. Jordan says eight Iranian ballistic missiles entered its airspace and its air defenses intercepted all of them. But Iran is claiming opposite picture. IRGC statement says we hit American military infrastructure, maintenance facilities, fighter jet positions, inflicted heavy damage to America. Now who is telling the truth? Damage claims are not independently verified as of yet but here is what is actually verified and that is more important than the actual damage here. For the first time in more than a month, Iran has directly fired ballistic missiles at US military positions. This is not a proxy, this is not Houthis, this is not Hezbollah this time, this is the IRGC missiles from Iran aimed at US bases in the Gulf region. The calm that existed since late July has shattered now. So the big question is why did the United States restart the Iran war? Why Larag and why now? Let's decode the three reasons. Reason number one, the Hormuz Red Line. America has told Iran privately for months that you can fight us anywhere but do not touch the Strait of Hormuz. Hormuz is a global economy's jugular vein. When IRGC tried to put sea mines there again, US had to strike because if US lets one mine go in and one tanker hits it, every shipping insurance company will again stop sending ships. Oil stops and Donald Trump knows oil at $200 means recession in America before midterms. So this was not about Iran, this was about oil primarily. Reason number two, deterrence is failing. For three weeks, IRGC has been testing boundaries, small rocket preparations near the Strait of Hormuz, drones near US warships, proxy attacks, harassing tankers. US felt if we don't hit now, Iran will think we are scared after last ceasefire. So this strike is also a message that we are still here, we can still bomb you. Reason number three, the nuclear clock is also ticking. Sources in Washington say Iran has restarted rebuilding some sides hit in the war. Moving centrifuges, US intelligence sees it. Larag strike is also a reminder that we can still reach any island, any side you have. Now, the scariest question, has the US-Iran war started again? Is this full-fledged war? Right now the short answer is no, but we are one miscalculation away from a full-blown war. Today we have three flashpoints. One, oil. Strait of Hormuz is now a minefield and waiting again. One more mine, one more US strike, shipping stops, oil markets are already on edge. If oil spikes, pressure on Trump to either go full war or back down. Two, Jordan. Iran hit bases in Jordan. A US ally, Jordan is furious. King Abdullah's airspace was violated again. If Iran hits Jordan again, US will be treaty bound to defend Jordan more aggressively. That pulls in another country into this conflict. Three, the damage lie. Iran says heavy damage. US says no damage. What if next time Iran releases drone video showing a burning US hangar? US will have to escalate. What if US releases video showing Iranian targets? Iran will have to escalate. This is how wars restart. The decoded truth is this viewers. America proved that we will bomb Iran again if you touch Hormuz. Iran proved that we can still fire missiles at US bases. The question is not if they exchanged fire. They did. The question is what comes next? One more Ladakh or one more missile over Jordan? The Strait of Hormuz will tell us what will happen next. I am Nikita Kapoor. This was Decoded. What do you think is going to happen in the Gulf region? Tell us in the comment section below and I will see you in the next episode.