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you're going to be on the world stage.

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All right. Let's get briefed. First up,

the U.S. launches strikes on Karg Island as the window for diplomacy narrows, while some would argue

it's shut, and President Trump's deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is fast approaching.

Later in the show, an update on the Artemis II mission as astronauts conduct an historic flyby

of the moon's far side, capturing a view no human has ever seen, although Pink Floyd did

allude to it several decades ago.

But first, today's afternoon spotlight.

The U.S. has just carried out a major new round of strikes on one of

Iran's most critical strategic assets that would be Karg Island, hitting more than 50 military targets.

Now, as we've discussed in the past, Karg Island is an essential part of Tehran's economy.

This small outcrop in the Persian Gulf serves as the primary gateway for Iran's oil

exports, handling the vast majority, some 90 percent of its crude shipments. It's a critical

vulnerability, a single point of failure that, if disrupted, could choke off the regime's

main source of revenue almost overnight. According to U.S. officials,

the strikes only targeted military infrastructure on the island, including defensive systems

and storage sites tied to Iran's ability to operate in and around the Persian Gulf. U.S. intelligence

indicated that Tehran has reinforced Karg Island in recent weeks, moving in additional personnel and

air defense systems, including shoulder-fired and surface-to-air missiles, in anticipation of a

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