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A Strait of Hormuz strike, Houthi escalation, and the fragility of the digital cloud show how fast this Gulf conflict is spreading. This condensed recap of Breaking Points with Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti trims the full episode into a minutes-long breakdown of the key national security, oil market, and global geopolitics developments. Hear the arguments around the Iranian attack on a US-contracted vessel, Joe Kent’s warning about American ships in harm’s way, the reported Houthi pressure on Saudi Arabia, and how pipeline damage is rattling oil prices. The episode also explores secret US-Houthi contacts in Oman and the surprising revelation that AWS says data stored in Gulf centers may be unrecoverable after drone strikes. You’ll come away with a clearer view of how war, business and economics, and technology infrastructure are now linked on the same battlefield. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.