Welcome to the PDB Situation Report. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. And if you're asking yourself, is Mike still on the road? The answer is yes. Mike is still on the road. All right, let's get briefed. First up, the ceasefire between the

U.S. and Iran has collapsed. There's a shocking surprise, with both sides once again exchanging

military strikes across the Middle East. Former White House National Security Council official

Richard Goldberg stops by to give us his insights. Later in the show, Ukraine's campaign against Russia's

energy infrastructure appears to be paying off as fuel shortages spread across parts of Russia

and occupied Crimea. Open source intelligence analyst Ryan McBeth, you know him, joins us for more on

that. But first, today's situation report spotlight.

Just weeks after announcing what was billed as a breakthrough memorandum of understanding or misunderstanding, however you want to phrase it,

the ceasefire there really wasn't between the U.S. and Iran appears to have completely unraveled.

And honestly, I don't think it was actually ever rambled. So it's a neat

trek to unravel something that was never really rambled, if you get my drift. Not long after

Tehran yet again engaged in attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. forces responded

with a series of massive airstrikes. Iran then retaliated, launching attacks against

U.S. bases across the region, including installations inside several Arab partner nations.

With both sides, once again exchanging military blows, hopes for a broader diplomatic breakthrough

appear to have collapsed. Joining me for more on this is Richard Goldberg.

He's a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Richard's also a former director on the White House National Security Council and a former Navy

Reserve Intelligence Office.

Richard, great to see you again, Matt.

Thank you very much for joining us here on the Situation Report.

Always ready to join him.

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