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[Middle East Tensions Escalate, U.S. Strikes Iran's Larak Island] According to Jinshi Data, an oil tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military launched strikes on Iran's southern Larak Island to disrupt the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's mine-laying operations. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed to have fired missiles at U.S. military bases. Explosions were reported in Jordan. Greece is negotiating a $3.4 billion air defense agreement with Israel. Senior U.S. military officials advised Defense Secretary Hegseth that large-scale military operations against Iran would be difficult to sustain long-term. A senior Syrian official visited Libya, while Pakistan announced that the first meeting of the Mecca Agreement Strategic Political and Defense Committee would be held in Istanbul on the same day.