Report: President Trump Considers Seizing Kharg Island + Report: President Trump to Announce Multinational Coalition to Secure Strait of Hormuz; EU Seeks "Strategic Clarity" Before Support + Army Precision Strike Missile Used in Combat Against Iran

I - On Defense Podcast · Mar 17, 2026 · 32m

For review:

1. A missile strike on a house in Baghdad on Tuesday killed two people, with initial reports suggesting they are “Iranian advisers” to Tehran-backed groups, a security official tells AFP.

2. Rockets and at least five drones were launched at the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday from areas around the city, Iraqi security sources say, describing the attack as the most intense since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran.

3. Amid the latest Iranian missile attack on Israel, the military announces that it has launched “extensive” strikes against targets in both Tehran and Beirut…