BREAKING: U.S. Special Forces ARRIVE; Trump Eyes Iranian Oil; Hormuz Pressure Grows | TBN Israel

On one hand, Iran is choking the world by closing the Strait of Hormuz and changing the rules of the game and, on the other hand, Iran is on the verge of economic collapse. The Iranian regime is under economic pressure and the talks to end the war are stuck. So are we heading towards a game-changing ground operation in Iran or a magic agreement that will solve all of these problems? Now it is clear. The war is moving to the next stage. Today, special forces of the United States military arrived to the Middle East and we send a welcome greeting to the Rangers and to the Navy SEALs who arrived into our neighborhood, the Middle East, over the last 24 hours. Residents of Iran are giving a dramatic report from the ground. Israeli and U.S. strikes have left the Revolutionary Guards in the dark. Trump is threatening again to take control of Iranian oil and is not even ruling out the seizure of Karag Island. At the same time, the U.S. is reinforcing its forces and setting a deadline for an agreement with Iran. So are we just moments away from a complex and dangerous commando operation in the heart of Iran? Today, it was reported that Trump is considering military action to remove the uranium from Iran. And last night, Iran announced that it would expand the targets that it will attack in Israel. It was important to Trump to respond clearly yesterday to the threats from Iran. I want to take control of the Iranian oil. This was according to his remarks. And the IDF expanded the area of control up to the Litani River in Lebanon. And Hezbollah is blocking the expulsion of the Iranian ambassador from Lebanon. I'm Yair Pinto. And with me is Mati Shoshani. And we are Boots on the Ground, bringing you the whole truth about what's happening in Israel and also the whole truth about what's happening in our neighborhood, the Middle East. And this is day 31 of the Roaring Lion War, or by its American name, Epic Fury. Dozens of Israeli fighter jets completed another wave of strikes this morning in Tehran. And more than 120 munitions were dropped in all of this against sites used for research, developments, and the production of weapons. And in total, over the past 24 hours, our Air Force carried out more than 140 strikes in four waves of attacks, most of them against Iran's missile array, with the targets attacked including ballistic missile launch and also storage sites. And recently, it was reported that widespread power outages hit parts of Iran, including the capital, Tehran, after the series of Israeli and U.S. strikes across the country. In Iran, footage was published of cries of Allah o Akbar from the Revolutionary Guards commanders that are in the darkness. After the reports in Iran about the strikes that led to widespread power outages, the IDF spokesperson said that the army is currently striking targets of the Iranian terror regime across Tehran. So what was attacked? You ask. In Tehran itself, a petrochemical facility in Tabriz was struck. A residential area of senior regime figures in northern Tehran where there were casualties as well as a branch of the Iranian National Bank and also a factory in the south of the capital. And if that is not enough, early this morning, Merkhabad Airport in the west of the city was also attacked. The war is moving to the next stage. Residents of Iran gave a dramatic report from the ground over the last 24 hours. Civilians across Iran received dramatic text messages calling on them to prepare to defend the homeland against the American Zionist threats. This is out of fear of a U.S. ground invasion of the country. Today, the unusual Iranian threat was published. Following strikes attributed to the United States and Israel, Iran is threatening to expand the targets and define the private homes of senior American and Israeli officials in the Middle East as legitimate targets. Iran is dramatically reducing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important energy corridors in the world. Hundreds of ships are waiting in the Persian Gulf, the oil market is reacting with rising prices, and international pressure on the United States and Israel is increasing. And look, the government in Washington is operating on two tracks at the same time. On one hand, it is conducting diplomatic contacts with Tehran, and at the same time, it is reinforcing forces and preparing for the possibility of an expansion of the fighting if the talks fail. The president said that the United States may take control of Karag Island, as it did in Venezuela, and thereby control the Iranian oil. As a result, the price of a barrel of Brent jumped to $115 and crude oil to $101. In response to the jump in the price, President Trump said that few hours ago, Iran allowed 20 tankers to pass through Hormuz today. We continue to conduct direct and indirect negotiations with them. Look, the president of the United States sent an optimistic message regarding the operation in Iran. In addition, he said that the talks are being conducted in an extraordinary way. He further emphasized that he wants to take control of Iranian oil. The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States president is considering ordering a complex ground operation on Iranian territory to remove about 400 kilograms of fossil material buried at sites that were bombed last June. And experts warned that such an operation would be long and complex. It could take days, maybe a week. And this is not a matter of go in, go out. Iran is approaching the edge of its economic and military capabilities, but internal disputes and stall contacts with the United States are delaying a settlement. So why, when the economic crisis in Iran is worsening and the regime is under heavy pressure, is it now trying with all its strength to break through to an atomic bomb? The Iranian lie that the nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. Right now, the most extreme people that the Revolutionary Guards have to offer are the ones in control. And their calls are pushing the regime to try to break through to a nuclear bomb. They're also making very big declarations, such as this is a new stage, we are the strongest power in the world, as senior Revolutionary Guards figures claimed on the Iranian television. We will soon discuss this whole issue together with our senior Middle East correspondent Mati Shoshani. The four ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt met in Islamabad to advance a ceasefire and discussed ways to open the Strait of Hormuz. Egypt passed on to the White House a proposal that would allow the collection of fees from tankers, like in the Suez Canal. And Saudi Arabia is demanding that any agreement include restrictions on Iranian missiles. But everyone is currently saying that it appears that Iran is not interested in peace talks or a ceasefire. Iran is working to draw Israel into a trap. With the entry of the Houthis in Yemen into the campaign alongside Iran and Lebanon, the idea faces a dilemma over how to act against them. Should it open a third front 2,000 kilometers from Israel's borders? Or should it act and finish the urgent missions inside Iran and also in Lebanon? At long last, IDF forces have reached the Litani River area and now the IDF is changing its fighting policy in the north. The IDF is creating on the ground a dynamic security zone up to eight kilometers deep inside Lebanon with the goal of pushing Hezbollah away, destroying terror infrastructures and shifting the threat from the communities of the north to the maneuvering forces on the ground in case of an attack by Hezbollah. So there is a lot ahead of us. So let's dive into the details. I'm Yair Pinto. With me is Mati Shoshani. And we are Boots on the Ground, bringing you the whole truth about what's happening in Israel. And this is day 30 of the war against the Revolutionary Guards in Iran, which is the head of the crumbling Axis of Evil in the Middle East. And just before we begin, I want to call on you to keep spreading the truth, share our content with as many people as possible, click on the subscribe button, and most importantly, do not forget to look for me, Yair Pinto, and for Mati Shoshani on our social media platforms to get the perspective behind the scenes of what it's like to live in Israel under war. Our senior Middle East correspondent, Mati Shoshani. First of all, how are you doing? Hey, Yair. Good to see you again. I'm doing as well as you, I hope. Yeah. Doing good today. Great. Yeah. Mati, the negotiations are stuck and we hear reports of negotiations, no negotiations, and there is a deadline from Iran. There is no deadline. The deadline keeps changing. The Revolutionary Guards are trying to produce a nuclear bomb. This is a new report that we're receiving, and we do not know what's happening, what's not happening. Boots on the ground coming into this region. Welcome to all the Rangers, the Navy SEALs, and all these special forces guys. We're very happy to have you with us. But Mati, can you explain what's happening now with this threat of Hormuz, with boots on the ground, and with the threat of a new nuclear bomb? Yeah, thank you, Yair. As you presented, this is a very complicated situation in the sense that there are a lot of moving pieces, and it doesn't seem that there's any one quick solution to any one of these scenarios. So let me lay out the groundwork, let's say, that's necessary. In everyone's mind, there's two main storylines that are happening. The first one is, of course, military action. The second one is negotiations. But the reality is far more complex than that. We're not looking at a black and white situation. This isn't a question of, can you just win the war, or can you just have a, let's call it, diplomatic negotiation scenario. There's a lot of middle ground. There's a lot of gray area that lives within these two scenarios that can take place. More so, I'd say, even on the side of a ground operation and the military action, the language is inaccurate in the sense that no one is talking about taking over Iran. There's talk about taking key strategic places within Iran, as you previously mentioned. To hold them hostage or to allow trade in the Strait of Hormuz to go back to normal. Here's what we know. Let's start with the facts. We know that the U.S. has built up a substantial amount of both special forces and quick response units within the region that can, I mean, immediately kick into action in Iran, around Iran, in the region. Let's put it that way. These include Marines. They include special forces. They include the logistics, the intelligence, the command and control, and everything that goes together with that to really carry out a successful operation. So we're not just talking about an operation where it would be just touch and go, but rather taking over key strategic points for an extended period of time. That's one thing that needs to be clearly understood. Two, the negotiations here are going to take some time. I mean, the same report you just mentioned in the Wall Street Journal is referencing the timeline that Trump is quoted saying to his aides of being done or being done with the main thrust of this campaign by sometime in the middle of April. So we're at the end of March. We're talking several weeks from now. So realistic timelines when you think of it from that perspective for a quick and limited operation. So if we have several more weeks for operation and then several more weeks for negotiation, yes, we could be looking at a multiple week or possibly more than a month a period before the negotiations actually come to a substantial fruition. I'll say this, some of the key points in the negotiation are not going to be agreed on. I mean, one of the key points that the US had was eliminate or remove the stockpiles of enriched uranium from the Iranian regime. As you quoted, there's about 400 kilos of that material, let's say a thousand pounds give or take of enriched uranium, enough for about a dozen nuclear bombs and or dirty bombs. So it's a substantial issue where the Iranians are very strongly, very vehemently sticking to the fact that they will not give up that capability, period, full stop. On the opposite of that conversation, the United States looks on and says, well, we're not walking away from this conversation without eliminating your ability. Where is the middle ground of that? There is no middle ground when it comes to nuclear capability. No one is going to say, well, we're cool with just having 200 kilos instead of 400 kilos of enrichment material. That doesn't make any difference. The nuclear plan is really a zero sum game. The list goes on. The funding of proxies, something the Iranians are very much not willing to part with. It is a fundamental key point in the demands of the United States. So you can go at this from two directions. You can say, one, we'll negotiate, but there is no middle ground. Or two, we're going to take military action to the degree, to the level of force where this issue is no longer on the table. Let me just run you through that scenario. I'll try to make this concise. So let's say I gave two examples of two key points that are hugely problematic. Proxy warfare and the nuclear enrichment material. I'm putting the Strait of Hormuz on the side here because that really requires an agreement both between Iran and the U.S. And I believe in that sense that is possible. So enriched uranium. Trump has already leaked from the White House. We've heard multiple sources say that the U.S. is working on a special operation in which they will retrieve much or all of that enriched uranium. So what does that mean? They likely know where it is. They know how to get it. They know it's going to be at least a week-long operation. And it's going to require substantial logistics, airstrips that are going to be created on the ground, help from local aides, a lot of air support to protect the forces, and then a lot of engineering that will go in and extract. I mean, this is an amazing operation. Extract enriched uranium from buried sites that were buried in the previous war. So maybe Natanz, maybe Shiraz, maybe Isfahan. We're not sure exactly where these locations are. But that's one scenario. So the U.S. extracts it. Now it's not on the negotiation table because it's not an issue anymore. Let's go to proxies. Hezbollah continues to fight. The Houthis continue to threaten and to launch missiles. Israel is currently maneuvering dramatically in southern Lebanon, creating a security barrier and parameter against Hezbollah and is fighting them. There's an easy scenario to imagine where the United States adds into that campaign in or bombing or working together with the Lebanese army or both of the above to really squeeze out Hezbollah so we can say, at least for the time being, they're less of an issue on the table. The same goes for the Houthis, Yair. So there is a middle ground here where the military action can solve some of the negotiation problems, and then the negotiation can go forward from there. I'd also say one last thought, which is that the United States is looking at this and the Iranians as a time equation. It's not a zero-sum game. It's not do we win, do we lose? It's can the U.S. and the global economy that's tied to this military operation, can we outlast the pressure that the Iranians have put on the Strait of Hormuz and on the Gulf states? And if we can, can we make the outcome positive enough that we can rightly call it a win, where the Gulf states feel a sense of security and can rely on their American, let's call it a big brother, to continue to protect them? And then we move on to the next phase. So there's really this game that's happening that's time-related of how much can the Iranians drag this on? How much of a hit to their infrastructure and their leadership can they sustain? And how long can the U.S. continue fighting while the price of oil continues to spike, while the global markets are reacting, while the local domestic political issue in the United States continues to grow? So again, these are two parallel routes. They're in a way that is, I think, slightly counterintuitive. The two of them are connected to each other. So that's sort of where we are. There's a lot more that we can talk about this, but those are the moving pieces. Yeah, Mati, your assessment regarding the ground option. Will it take place, first of all? And what will be the target of this ground operation or multiple targets? Yeah, so again, some of this information has been made public. There's two main groups of targets that have been mentioned as the places that will be attacked. One is the small islands, Khaag Island, which is known as Oil Island, and a group of other small islands that control the Strait of Hormuz that make it easy for the Iranians to control passage through that strait. They have intelligence infrastructure, IRGC-related infrastructure in that site and personnel that are currently there. And them being removed makes it a lot easier for U.S. and other allied forces that would hopefully join in to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That's one. And the second one is what I previously mentioned, the topic of removing the enriched uranium, which is a much larger, much more complex special operation within the heart of Iran, which would require a much larger amount of manpower. And this is possibly a real scenario and possibly a point of pressure on the Iranian regime to really squeeze the Iranian regime into thinking that this could happen. And it is a viable option. It's not just a vague threat. And those two things work together to make it possible that we would see some kind of boots on the ground. And I'd say this, if we've learned anything, when President Trump has the assets on the ground and is threatening to take action, he has previously taken action. There's no reason to think it's going to end differently this time, especially when you look at how belligerent and just how violent the Iranian regime has been in burning every possible bridge to a negotiation that doesn't include additional violence or additional steps against them from the American regime. And one last thought, and maybe we can cover this on the next broadcast, which is, again, in a lot of people's mind, until you really understand what the toolkit that the American government has at its disposal to fight the Iranians and understand that they've only used a very limited bandwidth of what is possible, it seems like the Iranians have the upper hand. I'll say this simply, on every possible level, they don't. The US and Israel have many more tools, both cyber offensive and many others, such as special forces operating on the ground, that can really turn the tide of this war in a substantial way to the detriment of the Iranian regime. So there's a lot more to be seen. The next days, as we can tell, are going to be very, very substantial days as we go into Passover and then the beginning of the month of April as we near on that deadline set by President Trump. Well, thank you very much, Mati Shoshani. We'll see you again later on today. 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And now let's get back to the news. Israeli fighter jets were back over Tehran overnight. More than 120 munitions were dropped in another wave of strikes on weapons research, development, and production sites. At the same time, widespread power outages were reported in eastern and western Tehran, and also in nearby Karaj. Underground, the regime supporters were seen standing in the dark, lightening the streets with cell phone flashlights and shouting slogans. So what are we looking at now? Another night of precision strike, or a real transition into the next phase of this war, one that may end not only with air power, but also with an American ground operation inside Iran. This is day 31 of the Roaring Lion War, or by its American name, Epic Fury. And the picture is now clearer than it was ever, especially clearer than yesterday. The campaign is no longer being shaped only by exchanges of fire, by launches, by interceptions. It is now moving to three different tracks at once. The first is military. Deep, systematic strikes against weapons industries, missile arrays, and regime defenses. The second is economic. The Strait of Hormuz is being squeezed. Tankers are piling up, and the Iranian regime itself is coming under severe pressure. The third is diplomatic and operational. Washington is talking about negotiations, but at the same time, it is building force, moving units, and preparing real options for raids, seizures, and territorial control. Let's begin on the ground. Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli Air Force carried out more than 140 strikes in 4 separate waves. The main focus was Iran's missile array. Targets included launch sites, storage sites, air defensive infrastructure, and facilities tied to weapons production. According to the information that was released, dozens of fighter jets completed another strike wave this morning inside Tehran itself, dropping more than 120 munitions on sites used for research, development, and weapons manufacturing. Among the targets that are mentioned were a site where critical components for ballistic missiles were developed, a compound used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard's core military industries for research and development of ballistic missile systems and satellite launchers, and another site belonging to the Iranian army for weapons development and for production. At the same time, sites used for the storage and the launch of ballistic missiles were also hit. These are considered the most direct threat to Israel. But what made this night particularly unusual was the power effect. After the sequence of strikes, reports emerged from Iran of major power outages in parts of Tehran and in the Karaj area. According to the Iranian version, Sharpanel hit a high-voltage tower and a substation. From an operational standpoint, it does not matter whether that was a direct hit or a secondary damage. The result was the same. The Iranian capital entered hours of instability, confusion, and heavy psychological pressure. When a regime trying to project control is forced to explain to its own public why whole districts are sitting in darkness during wartime, that is no longer just an electricity problem. It is a hit to the sovereignty and to the governance. And inside that darkness, the strikes continued. In Tehran, reports spoke of a hit in the residential area in the northern parts of the city, where senior regime officials also live. Casualties were reported. There are also reports of a strike on a branch of the Iranian National Park, a factory in the south of the capital, Merkhabad Airport in the west of the city, and a petrochemical facility in Tabriz. In other words, not only missiles and not only nuclear-related sites. This was also about economic infrastructure and symbolic depth. That matters because this is exactly how the last few days of fighting have looked. Not one major blow followed by a pause, but continuous erosion. Strikes that overload the command chain, the defensive array, the production cycle, transportation, and the regime's ability to create a stable picture of control. That is why, even when Iran threatens to expand the targets it will hit in Israel, it is doing so from a reality in which its own internal space is already under mounting pressure. Those threats also escalated another step last night. Iran threatened to widen its target list and even defined private homes of senior American and Israeli officials in the Middle East as legitimate targets. At the same time, threats were also published against the academic institutions and universities with the claim that they are tied to the research infrastructure behind the strikes on the scientific institutions in Iran. And it should be said, honestly, some of these threats look like psychological warfare. But the very fact that they were published matters because it shows an Iranian effort to create deterrence by expanding the target map. And at the same time, unusual internal movement was recorded across Iran. Citizens received tech messages calling on them to prepare to defend the homeland against what the regime called American Zionist threats. According to the reports, a volunteer mobilization campaign was launched under the name Janfada, meaning the sacrifice of life. In Isfahan and also in nearby areas, there were reports of surprise checkpoints, increased security activity and mass regime forces. In other words, not only a reaction outwards, but internal preparation that signals real fear of a limited American incursion. And that brings us to the central question of this day. Is Washington merely threatening or is it actually preparing a ground move? In recent days, thousands of additional American troops have arrived in the Middle East. And according to reports, around 3,500 soldiers have already arrived in the first wave, including about 2,200 Marines and additional forces that are being deployed, including units from the 82nd Airborne Division. But the more sensitive part is the arrival of special operations forces. Hundreds of elite American troops, including Rangers and Navy SEALs, have arrived in the region in recent days. These are not the kind of forces sent simply to sit on a base. They are sent when Washington wants a real option of raids, securing corridors, seizing facilities or extracting a sensitive objective. Three main possibilities now are on the table. The first is securing the Strait of Hormuz if Iran continues sharply restricting the traffic there. The second is taking control of Karag Island, Iran's main oil export terminal. And the third, the most complex and the most dangerous of all, is a ground action to remove the enriched uranium still buried under the sites that were bombed. And here we need to pause. According to current assessments, Iran still holds more than 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, much of it in Isfahan and Natanz, inside tunnels or underground infrastructure that may have been damaged but not necessarily rendered inaccessible. Washington is now considering a ground operation to remove that material by force, not through diplomacy, but by physically entering, securing perimeters, bringing in heavy engineering equipment, locating the containers and removing them from the area. American experts have already made clear that such an operation would not be short. This is not a quick in and out mission. This is a scenario that could take days, perhaps even a week, and forces would have to fly under threat from surface-to-air missiles, drones, and ground fire. After landing, they would need to secure the area, clear traps, bring in engineers with evacuation equipment, and locate dozens of special containers holding radioactive materials amongst the ruins. According to one estimate, the quantity could fill several trucks. So, if Trump approves such a move, it would make a clear jump from military pressure to targeted ground penetration. And to understand why this is even being considered, we need to look at the broader nuclear picture. For years, Iran tried to sell the world the idea that its nuclear program was meant only for peaceful purposes. The public foundation for that claim was the famous fatwa declaring nuclear weapons as forbidden. But now, after the elimination of the previous leadership, after severe damage to the facilities, and after a sharp rise in the power of hardliners inside the Revolutionary Guards, the voices inside Iran are moving in a very different direction. Iranian television is already airing voices saying, we have entered a new phase. Iran will be recognized as a superpower and we must develop or possess nuclear weapons. That is the point that must be understood. Precisely when the regime is weaker, more pressured, and more damaged, it may want to bomb even more, not less. Not out of confidence, but out of existential fear. A regime that feels it is being hit from outside and that the old order no longer protects it may see the nuclear option as its final life insurance policy. And right here, at this exactly point, we need to pause and to say something very important. Because the truth is being attacked. And what we do here is we share every detail that we have so that you will know how to pray for the situation. Because while this war is changing hour by hour, we are here to take all the noise, all the reports, all the statements, and put them into a clear line so you can actually understand them and know how to pray for the situation. So now, back to the bigger picture, because it is only getting more complicated. The Strait of Hormuz has become one of the main pressure points in recent days. Iran has not sealed it hermetically, but it is definitely choking it, for sure. Hundreds of ships are waiting in the Persian Gulf, traffic is being reduced, and the world is reaching and reacting with prices that go up. After Donald Trump's latest commitments about the possibility of taking Iranian oil, and perhaps Karag Island as well, the price of Brent crude jumped to around $115 per barrel, and WTI climbed to around $101. The energy market is listening not only to what is happening now, but to what may happen tomorrow morning. Trump, for his part, is sending a dual message. On the one hand, he says he sees a deal coming very soon, and that talks are going extremely well. He speaks about both direct and also indirect contacts. He says that Iran already allowed 20 tankers to pass through Hormuz and presents it as a gesture. On the other hand, he makes clear that he wants control of the Iranian oil, that he does not rule out taking Karag Island, and that if Iran does not do what the United States demands, it will not have a country. This is not just a mixed message. It is a method. Washington is building layered pressure right now. One layer is a window for a deal. Another is a credible military threat. A third is crushing economic pressure. And over all of it sits a clear deadline, April 6th. If there is no breakthrough by then, the American threat moves from statements to action, and near the top of the target list could be energy facilities, power stations, and perhaps a maritime or territorial objective that would allow Hormuz to be reopened by force. But for now, despite mediation efforts, there is no real sign of a breakthrough. The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt met in Islamabad in an attempt to push a ceasefire track and reopen the strait. Different proposals were discussed. Egypt prompted a model for collecting tanker fees similar to what they do in the Suez Canal. There are also ideas of a regional consortium to manage oil traffic. Saudi Arabia made clear that any agreement must include restrictions on Iranian missiles and on support for militias. But from the Iranian side, the demands remained hard. No discussions of the missile program. And in addition, a demand for immunity for Hezbollah, the terrorist organization, and the Houthis from Israeli and American strikes. In simple terms, each side came to the table with conditions that the other side cannot really swallow at all. So at this stage, the talks remain stuck. And that means that military pressure is likely to continue. And inside all of this, Israel is also continuing to manage the northern front. In Lebanon, the IDF is changing the method of operations. The military is making clear that it is not going back to the old security zone and a model of static outposts. Instead, a forward and dynamic security space is being built. Up to 8 kilometers deep inside southern Lebanon. The goal is clear. Push Hezbollah away from the border, destroy terrorist infrastructure, and transfer the main absorption of a threat from the northern civilian communities to the maneuvering combat forces of the IDF. This move began about a month ago with the activation of Division 91. And it also includes Brigade 300 and Division 146. The forces are operating against a combined threat. That one forces anti-tank fire, drones, UAVs, and indirect fire. The first cycle focuses on contact villages and the destruction of infrastructure near the border. The second cycle focuses deep inside and also includes striking Hezbollah's center of gravities, north and south of the Litani River, alongside targeted eliminations and attacks on launched infrastructure. The IDF is reporting a sharp drop in the volume of fire towards northern Israel, from hundreds of launches every single day to only dozens. There are also reports of serious damage to Hezbollah's motivation and operational capability, forcing its operatives to walk out of wadis, rivers, rather than from villages as originally they planned. And in the western sector, a deception operation by Division 146 enabled a rapid strike in that area and expanded freedom of action to our troops. And to make all this possible, Israel also advanced the evacuation of populations from southern Lebanon, mainly Shiite villages, but also from other areas where mixed civilian military use had been identified. At the same time, the Lebanese arena also saw a politically charged development. Hezbollah is blocking the expulsion of the Iranian ambassador from Lebanon. So even when Beirut tries to reduce the Iranian footprint, Hezbollah continues to serve as a direct protective layer for Tehran inside Lebanon. And this is not just a diplomatic story. It is further proof that the Lebanese front remains organically tied to Iran's strategic interests. And Israel's dilemma becomes even sharper when the Houthis are added into the equation. Iran is trying, according to the current assessments, to drag Yemen deeper into the fight in order to divide attention, aircraft, and intelligence assets. From the IDF's point of view, every aircraft redirected now to Yemen is one aircraft less over Iran or Lebanon. That is why the current decision is to manage that front carefully, monitor, intercept, respond, but not rush into opening a third front 2,000 kilometers away while the two main fronts are still burning, Iran and Lebanon. And in other words, Iran is trying to draw Israel into a trap of dispersed efforts. Israel is trying to stay focused, finish the urgent tasks first against the missile array and also the production infrastructure, and then the Lebanese front. Only then, if necessary, widen the campaign. And that brings us back to the ongoing point of day 31. On one hand, Iran is choking the world through Hormuz, threatening to broaden its targets and trying to pull more fronts into the fire. On the other hand, it is itself nearing the edge of its economic and military endurance. Its economy is being battered, its infrastructure cracking, its power grid is falling, its negotiations are stuck, and its regime is projecting pressure, not confidence. And at this point, the question is no longer whether the war has moved into its next phase. It already has. The real question is, what phase this will be. Another week of strikes and attrition, or the next dangerous move, seizing a strategic target, extracting uranium, or a limited ground incursion that changes the entire campaign. This war is no longer measured only by the number of strikes, but by the decision over who blinks first before the next threshold. And the question of day 32 is simple. Will the pressure force Tehran to come to the table or push Washington and Jerusalem towards a step that the region has not yet seen? We'll see. In the meantime, keep spreading the truth. 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