US forces struck Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats in Hormuzgan Province while ceasefire negotiations continued in Qatar. The episode tracks how that tactical escalation collided with reports of a Greek tanker strike off Oman and claims that Iran's military was still reconstituting under bombardment.

We also examine Israel's expanding operations in southern Lebanon and Gaza, and how those fronts complicated the broader US-Iran diplomatic track.

Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep164

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