Siena College professor gives local insight after U.S. strikes Iran

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Siena College professor gave local insight into the U.S.'s decision to strike multiple nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, and what it could mean for people in the Capital Region.

Siena College Political Science and International Relations professor Leonard Cutler explained the details of mission "Operation Midnight Hammer".

"We've never used these bombs before so there's no precedence. Have we gone through an extensive planning process with exon? Of course. You know, presidents have used their key advisers to develop highly classified and secret missions impacting upon national security policy, you know going back to the Cuban missile crisis," said Dr. Cutler.

Dr. Cutler said the Iran parliament voted to shut down the Straits of Hormuz Sunday morning-- which could directly affect people in the Capital Region and across the nation.

"As a major oil supplier as we know, if indeed this Straits of Hormuz boycott and shutdown goes into effect, it is going to directly impact, no question about it Vanessa, on the price we pay for oil and gas and that affects every American citizen and our pocket book," said Dr. Cutler.

However, final word on whether or not this shutdown will go into effect is expected to be made before midnight Sunday.

"I definitely think things are going to move fairly quickly in an expedited fashion in the next several days this week is going to be a critical week," said Dr. Cutler.

Dr. Cutler also said the United Nations Security Council will also be going into an emergency session on Monday to deal with this issue, and the IAEA will be surveying the level of destruction. Stick with NEWS10 for updates.