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EPISODE · Mar 8, 2026 · 31 MIN

Day 8: Iran's President Apologizes, Then Keeps Firing. Israel Hits Oil for the First Time.

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Iran's president did something no leader of the Islamic Republic has done in 47 years: he publicly apologized to neighboring countries for missiles hitting their territory. Then Iran kept hitting them. The Assembly of Experts has picked a successor to Khamenei, but they cannot say his name because Israel promised to kill him. And for the first time in the war, Israeli strikes set Iranian oil infrastructure on fire.This episode covers the full Day 8 timeline: Pezeshkian's unprecedented apology, the first confirmed oil strikes, Strait of Hormuz transit data, updated casualty figures, and what the cracks inside the regime mean for the war's trajectory.Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep73About War DeskWar Desk is an investigative podcast using AI-assisted analysis of military intelligence, diplomatic signals, and conflict data to assess global war risk, with sources and references published on our website for verification.Subscribe to NBN's NewsletterGet new investigations, new shows, and the raw intelligence you won't find anywhere else straight to your inbox.Sign up at nbn.fm/newsletter.

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Iran's president did something no leader of the Islamic Republic has done in 47 years: he publicly apologized to neighboring countries for missiles hitting their territory. Then Iran kept hitting them. The Assembly of Experts has picked a successor to Khamenei, but they cannot say his name because Israel promised to kill him. And for the first time in the war, Israeli strikes set Iranian oil infrastructure on fire. This episode covers the full Day 8 timeline: Pezeshkian's unprecedented apolog...

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