August 2026

President Donald Trump exits the stage after delivering remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at the Davos Congress Center. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Dollars and Sense

Washington Says the Oil Is Still Moving Through Hormuz — and Its Own Explanation Is That the Tankers Are Hiding

Wright puts the outflow at 14 to 15 million barrels a day against 20 million before the war, with 8 to 9 million crossing...

Jack BuckbyAugust 14, 2026

President Donald Trump participates in a working lunch meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

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Every Month That Iran Holds the Strait Hostage, the World Spends More Money on Never Needing It Again at All

Iraqi crude now crosses Syria by truck to the Mediterranean. Abu Dhabi is doubling its capacity outside the strait. None of it replaces Hormuz...

Jack BuckbyAugust 14, 2026

The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) steams behind the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 31, 2006. The Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf.

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Trump Just Got Handed a No-Win Choice: Let Two Million Barrels Through, or Stop the Tanker and Restart the Iran War

Satellite analysis showed the terminal active again after 25 days with no vessel alongside. Turning away an empty ship is one thing; intercepting two...

Jack BuckbyAugust 14, 2026

Ukraine War

Ukraine Asked Russia for a Truce on Attacking Civilian Ships. Moscow Called It a Half-Measure and Simply Refused.

Storage is filling ahead of September's corn harvest, domestic prices have dropped below the cost of production, and farmers need export revenue now to...

Georgia GilholyAugust 14, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon during an air show at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, June 21, 2025. The F-16, a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, demonstrates its versatility through dynamic aerial demonstrations at air shows across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)

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NATO Is Scrambling Eurofighters and F-16s to Chase Down Cheap Drones, and It Cannot Afford to Keep Doing It

Flying low enough to hide behind terrain and the curve of the Earth, small drones can be deep inside NATO territory before anyone sees...

Jack BuckbyAugust 14, 2026

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) sails in the Philippine Sea Aug. 26, 2018 during a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. PASSEX enabled the Wasp ARG and the JMSDF a chance to practice communications and maneuvering procedures. The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group is currently operating in the region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor King)

Dollars and Sense

Trump Says His Naval Blockade Is ‘A Wall of Steel’ — and Just Two Ships Crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Friday

Hegseth says the Navy can hold the blockade indefinitely by rotating ships. Two vessels crossed the strait on Friday, though the count is imprecise...

Georgia GilholyAugust 14, 2026

Ukraine DART Weapon Image Credit Ukraine Military

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Won Back Twenty-Six Settlements on the Ground While Losing the Ability to Defend Its Own Skies from Russia

DeepState counted 19 settlements regained and Russians pushed back in six more areas. The Institute for the Study of War documented significant advances. A...

Jack BuckbyAugust 14, 2026

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a truck mounted multiple-rocket launcher system, during exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 13, 2012. The battalion conducted this historic live-fire exercise, simultaneously utilizing HIMARS, M777 Lightweight Howitzer and Expeditionary Fire Support System. This is the first time all three artillery weapons systems were fired during the same exercise. (DoD photo by LCpl Joseph Scanlan, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Dollars and Sense

More Than 130 Ships a Day Crossed the Strait of Hormuz Before the War. On Thursday There Were Just Nine of Them.

Tehran says it has control and management of the Strait of Hormuz. Washington says it can sustain the blockade until a deal comes. A...

Georgia GilholyAugust 14, 2026

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) cruise side-by-side in the Philippine Sea June 18, 2006, during exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The joint exercise consists of 28 naval vessels, more than 300 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Spike Call) (Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Sailors Aboard US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Have Now Gone More Than 200 Days Without a Single Port Call Anywhere at All

A senator's letter to the Pentagon raises water contamination, plumbing failures and mail that never arrives, and asks whether the Navy can sustain this...

Stephen SilverAugust 14, 2026

National Security Journal

Dollars and Sense

Washington Says the Oil Is Still Moving Through Hormuz — and Its Own Explanation Is That the Tankers Are Hiding

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Every Month That Iran Holds the Strait Hostage, the World Spends More Money on Never Needing It Again at All

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Got Handed a No-Win Choice: Let Two Million Barrels Through, or Stop the Tanker and Restart the Iran War

Ukraine War

Ukraine Asked Russia for a Truce on Attacking Civilian Ships. Moscow Called It a Half-Measure and Simply Refused.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NATO Is Scrambling Eurofighters and F-16s to Chase Down Cheap Drones, and It Cannot Afford to Keep Doing It

Dollars and Sense

Trump Says His Naval Blockade Is ‘A Wall of Steel’ — and Just Two Ships Crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Friday

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Won Back Twenty-Six Settlements on the Ground While Losing the Ability to Defend Its Own Skies from Russia

Dollars and Sense

More Than 130 Ships a Day Crossed the Strait of Hormuz Before the War. On Thursday There Were Just Nine of Them.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Sailors Aboard US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Have Now Gone More Than 200 Days Without a Single Port Call Anywhere at All

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