On August 30, US Central Command launched an airstrike on Lark Island, targeting two launch platforms believed to be preparing to deploy sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. ^[1] Analysts interviewed by The New York Times (NYT) predicted that the world faces a food supply shock due to attacks on ports and ships in the Black Sea. ^[2] Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced that there were casualties among military and civilian personnel and retaliated by firing ballistic missiles at bases used by US forces in Jordan. ^[3] The Jordanian Army reported that it intercepted eight ballistic missiles that entered the airspace of the kingdom. ^[4] US Central Command stated that Revolutionary Guard forces were detected preparing to launch missiles carrying sea mines toward the Strait of Hormuz, justifying the operation as a removal of an immediate threat to shipping. ^[5] In August, Kyiv launched attacks on at least five Russian tankers transporting grain in the Black Sea. ^[6] Russia and Ukraine, major grain exporters, are intensifying attacks on infrastructure in the Black Sea, making shipping routes increasingly unreliable. ^[7] Russia began launching attacks on Ukraine's last operational ports, leading to a sharp decline in grain exports from both countries. ^[8]