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Can the world’s most powerful militaries reopen the Strait of Hormuz…or is Iran already winning the economic war?

Eighteen days into Operation Epic Fury, Iran is increasing its pressure on the world’s energy supply chain. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively under lockdown, oil flows have slowed to a trickle, prices are rising, and the risk of broader escalation is growing. Ark Media contributor Nadav Eyal joins Dan to break down why America and Israel’s military superiority hasn’t been enough to reopen the strait, what Israel’s latest strike on Iran’s energy infrastructure signals, and whether the current campaign is quietly setting the stage for regime change.

In this episode:

- 18 Days Into War: Where Things Stand

- Can the US reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

- The consequences of Iran's selective-blockade

- The World’s Tepid Response

- Decapitating Iran’s Leadership

- Is Regime Change the Endgame?

- What does Joe Kent protest-quitting mean? 

This episode was sponsored by the Jewish Communal Fund. Learn more about JCF’s donor advised funds at jcfny.org.

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In this episode:

- Israel hits top regime figures 

- Iranian regime showing cracks 

- Iran keeps bombing neighbors

- Trump admin aide quits to protest war

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In this episode:

- Trump shifts focus to Hormuz

- Israel plans to capture southern Lebanon

- Arab world losing patience with Iran

- Some Israeli schools open up

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What happens if the U.S. and Israel win the war militarily, but Iran’s regime survives?

Dan Senor is joined by Nadav Eyal and Amit Segal to assess where the war stands as it enters its third week. While U.S. and Israeli forces continue grinding down Iranian military infrastructure, the bigger questions are now economic and strategic, especially after Iran effectively weaponized the Strait of Hormuz and global energy markets.

They debate whether Washington and Jerusalem share the same endgame, what success would actually look like, and whether removing Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile could become the decisive turning point.

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In this episode:

09:12 — The Current Phase of the War: Grinding Through Iranian Targets

09:42 — Iran’s Energy Gambit and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

11:03 — Oil Markets, Global Pressure, and Trump’s Political Timeline

25:18 — The Strategic Debate Inside Washington and Jerusalem

28:00 — Israel’s Ultimate Goal: Regime Change in Tehran

30:48 — Could the U.S. End the War Before Israel Is Finished?

35:18 — The Enriched Uranium Question and the “Strategic Surprise” Scenario

37:00 — If the Regime Survives: Did the War Actually Change the Region?

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In a Call me Back bonus episode, we’re publishing this week’s episode of Ark Media podcast What’s Your Number, co-hosted by Yonatan Adiri and Yael Wissner-Levy. This week, despite recording between air-raid sirens and shelter runs, Yael and Yonatan break down Iran’s emerging strategy of economic warfare. Instead of matching Israel and the U.S. militarily, Iran appears to be targeting global pressure points—oil and gas infrastructure, fertilizer supply chains, financial hubs, AI data centers, and the Strait of Hormuz—to drive up global costs and force political pressure. The question: can this strategy actually move markets and reshape the conflict? 

In this episode:

00:00 - Numbers of the Week

05:00 - The WYNDEX

09:00 - Big Short #1: Lebanon signals a shift on Hezbollah

11:30 - Big Short #2: Israel’s budget politics and coalition stability

14:00 - Long Play: Iran’s economic warfare and the global energy stakes

38:40 - Words of the Week

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