The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Ryan Young, CNN national correspondent covering airport chaos and TSA staffing strains. Ryan Zinke, Republican congressman on the House Foreign Affairs Committee discussing Iran, security and energy. Kylie Atwood, national security correspondent explaining military and intelligence developments. They explore wartime timelines, troop requests, strikes on energy infrastructure, and the domestic fallout from homeland security funding battles.

Air defense systems engaged this morning following yet another air attack on the US embassy in Baghdad ... Chaotic scenes continue to play out due to a shortage of TSA agents at US airports ... A judge halts RFK Jr.’s sweeping changes to US vaccine policy.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson, retired Army officer who analyzes naval logistics and escort feasibility. Marjorie Taylor Greene, former congresswoman and conservative commentator on MAGA and foreign policy. They discuss rising U.S. gas prices and how oil costs ripple through the economy. They cover risks and logistics of protecting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Severe storm impacts on travel and safety are also reviewed.

The US military confirms four service members died after an Air Force refueling plane crashed in Iraq, bringing the death toll of Americans in this war to 11 ... Authorities looking for a motive into yesterday's attack against a Michigan synagogue are investigating reports that the suspect told people he had multiple family members who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon in recent days ... In Virginia, the suspect in the deadly shooting at Old Dominion University was a  convicted ISIS supporter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iranian state media broadcasts what it claims to be a message from the country's new supreme leader -- his first since US-Israeli airstrikes killed his father ... Iran hits at least six ships as it ramps up its attacks in the Strait of Hormuz ... Israel's defense minister is now telling his military to prepare for expanding operations in Lebanon after Hezbollah launched strikes into northern Israel.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The crucial Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil passes, is under siege. Multiple ships have been struck while Iran tries to lay mines. Meanwhile, more attacks in Tehran reduce buildings to rubble, and Iran lists US tech companies operating in the region as potential targets.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Speaking to reporters this morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran's leaders are "desperate and scrambling.” Meanwhile, the US military central command releases a video showing three strikes on what it says were Iranian missile launchers. Plus: A top Iranian official issues a new threat to America.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Plitsas, CNN national security analyst and counterterrorism director, and Kevin Liptak, CNN senior White House reporter. They discuss soaring oil above $100, stations charging over $8 a gallon, and political fallout in Washington. They also cover Middle East conflict developments and military objectives. Short, urgent updates and expert reaction.

The combined military efforts of the US and Israel continue to ramp up as smoke rises over Iran's capital city following the heaviest night of strikes so far. New video shows aerial assaults leveling towns and villages. According to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, "Think you've seen something? Just wait."    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a first since the start of the war, an Iranian drone strikes an airport in Azerbaijan ... What we're learning this morning about the six brave US service members who died and how they're being remembered ... The US vows to strike deeper and deeper into Iraq.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices