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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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This is a sneak peek from today's members only Inside Call me Back, in which Dan and Ilan discuss the Michigan synagogue shooting and the rise in global Antisemitism.

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In this Inside edition of Call me Back, producer Ilan Benatar turns the mic on Dan Senor to respond to listener questions and reflect on the surge in antisemitism worldwide. They discuss the attempted synagogue terror attack in Detroit, how narratives about Israel’s war with Iran could shape antisemitic rhetoric, and the difficult balance Jewish communities face between investing in security and investing in Jewish life.

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Is the Iran War actually heading toward an end, or just getting started? 

Almost two weeks into the conflict, the United States and Israel have laid waste to Iran’s external war capabilities. As the Pentagon signals the end of "Phase One," the focus shifts from destroying missile launchers to a much bigger question: can advanced technology and air superiority achieve what was once thought possible only with boots on the ground? Dan is joined by Rich Goldberg, senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to unpack the military scorecard, the high-stakes messaging of the oil markets, and the "science fiction" reality of modern AI-driven warfare.

In this episode:

05:20 – Military Progress: Assessing the Damage to Iran’s Arsenal

09:25 – Economic Warfare: Using Presidential Messaging to Control Oil Prices

11:05 – Breaking the Siege: Ending Iran's Control of the Strait of Hormuz

14:05 – Intelligence Debates: Is the Iranian Regime Near a Tipping Point?

26:10 – The Ground War Debate: Why Air Superiority Might Be Enough

31:40 – The High-Stakes Mission to Extract Buried Nuclear Material

36:35 – Beyond Iraq: How AI and Technology Have Changed War-Fighting

42:45 – The Future of the US-Israel Defense Tech Partnership

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