The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a global economic chain reaction, forcing fertilizer prices to $37 per bag and devastating agricultural stability in Sri Lanka. As farmers resort to lethal methods to protect crops, the episode also examines the unsustainable attrition caused by low-cost drone warfare and the disconnect between diplomatic ceasefire claims and active kinetic strikes.

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