The Treaty America’s Iran War Was Supposed to Last Four Days to Five Weeks — Six Months In, Not One Original Goal Has Been Met The war was pitched as four days to five weeks. Six months later, Hormuz is still closed, the Houthis hold Bab el-Mandeb, and Iran's... Brandon WeichertAugust 6, 2026
Dollars and Sense Russians Are Reportedly Throwing Punches in Gas Lines — Ukraine Has Found the Pain Point That Brings the War Home to Putin Russia doesn't have enough air defenses to guard Moscow, its nuclear sites, and its refineries all at once. Every choice leaves something exposed —... Brent M. EastwoodAugust 6, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Trump Just Got Handed America’s Real Missile Count: 2,330 Patriot Interceptors Before 2022, and Around 800 Left Now The numbers behind the blowup: roughly 800 Patriot interceptors left of 2,330, THAAD stocks slashed, ATACMS nearly gone, Tomahawks at half of plan —... Jack BuckbyAugust 6, 2026
Ukraine War Putin Just Got Handed a 600-Drone Morning: Two Refineries Hit and Cruise Missiles Reaching All the Way to Siberia Kherson went dark, a wheat ship lost a crewman, and Russia's refineries caught fire in the same morning. Both sides now treat anything feeding... Isaac SeitzAugust 6, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Trump Thought the Missile Shortage ‘Had Been Fixed’ — Hegseth Reportedly Answered the Accusation by Blaming His Own Deputy Somebody is wrong. The Pentagon insists the force is "locked and loaded." The inventory reports say America burned through more missiles in a month... Steve BalestrieriAugust 6, 2026
Dollars and Sense One of Russia’s Own Former Oil Executives Just Admitted It — the Future of Russian Refining Depends on Ukraine’s Drone Count Russia banned fuel exports, started importing gasoline, and watched pump prices climb by nearly a fifth — while a former Russian oil executive says... Stephen SilverAugust 6, 2026
The Treaty Hormuz Could Reopen as Soon as Today — and the Deal Doing It Would Hand Iran Powers Over Shipping It Never Had Before Oil traders aren't celebrating yet — the last agreement collapsed within weeks. This one reportedly gives Iran a level of control over the world's... Jack BuckbyAugust 6, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Has Learned It Can Make the Global Economy ‘Scream’ — a Top Analyst Says Tehran Now Holds the Upper Hand on Hormuz Trump says we'll know within 48 hours — the strait opens "very soon," or Iran gets "hit very hard." But the fine print holds... Steve BalestrieriAugust 6, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Donald Trump Did Not Make This Iran Deal: The Strait of Hormuz Might Be Close to Reopening and Saving Your Wallet A Strait of Hormuz deal has been reported as close, but there had been no announcement of a final agreement as of Thursday morning. Stephen SilverAugust 6, 2026