Analyst: The primary question is "Will Iran retaliate?"

An analyst said that President Donald Trump warned that the United States might still pursue further goals because they are "really concerned now about Iran retaliating." Barak Ravid, a political and global affairs analyst at CNN, said Iran has repeatedly stated that if the US "joins the war and attacks their nuclear facilities, they will retaliate against US forces in the region, retaliate against US interests, and much more." "The US has bases in Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. They are all within range of Iranian missiles, including short-range missiles. Iran has thousands of short-range missiles that could hit US bases. I think the main question now is: Will Iran launch a retaliation?" Ravid said. He added that the second question is whether Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz, an important oil transit route. "This is another threat they have made. Closing the Strait of Hormuz would affect commercial shipping in the entire Gulf region, much of which is oil and gas. This would push up energy prices. This would impact the entire world economy."