According to CoinMeta, recent tensions in the Middle East have escalated with an oil tanker being attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military launched strikes on Larak Island in southern Iran to disrupt the Revolutionary Guard's mine-laying operations. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed to have fired missiles at U.S. bases, and explosions were reported in Jordan. Meanwhile, Greece is in talks with Israel over an air defense agreement worth $3.4 billion. Senior U.S. military officials advised Defense Secretary Hagel that large-scale military actions against Iran are difficult to sustain in the long term. Additionally, a senior Syrian official visited Libya, and Pakistan announced that the first meeting of the Mecca Agreement Strategic Political and Defense Council would be held in Istanbul on the same day.