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A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii. Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its on board AN/SPY-1 radar. The event was the third consecutive successful intercept test of the SM-3 Block IB missile. (U.S. Navy photo/Released) A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii. Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its on board AN/SPY-1 radar. The event was the third consecutive successful intercept test of the SM-3 Block IB missile. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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Saudi Exports Through the Red Sea Have Risen Eightfold, and That Is the Very Route Now Under Attack

The Houthis say the strikes answered Saudi attacks on Yemeni provinces the day before. Government forces meanwhile report gains across four provinces and are...

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Ukraine War

Russia Now Faces A ‘Deteriorating Situation in the Banking System’ Due to the Ukraine War Going for Year After Year

Russians are withdrawing billions of dollars per month from the country’s banks, with $24.7 billion withdrawn in 2026 alone.

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Dollars and Sense

Most Ukrainian Arms Purchases Ran Through Middlemen Who Added Their Own Markups, Auditors Found — Costing Tens of Millions

Confidential Ukrainian military audits obtained by the New York Times amount to an autopsy of the country's weapons contracting: most purchases ran through middlemen...

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The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform at the Defenders of Liberty Airshow at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, March 29-30, 2025. The Thunderbirds perform at air shows across the country to showcase the capabilities of the United States Air Force, its Airmen, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. During World War II, Barksdale served as a major bomber training base, and it has since become the home of the 2nd Bomb Wing, the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith James)

Dollars and Sense

Donald Trump Is Facing a New Reality: The Iran War Looks It Has No Ending As Bombs Keep Falling All Over the Middle East

Pressure on the White House is arriving from every direction: former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is asking what advice led the president into...

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Putin Has a New Problem He Can’t Fix: Ukraine Claims to Have Hit a Russian Naval Base Along the Black Sea

Ukraine says overnight strikes hit Russia's Novorossiysk naval base, an oil terminal, warships, and Kalibr carriers — with HUR naming the frigate Admiral Essen,...

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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) 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)

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The US Navy Has a New Problem: Iran Claims To Have Captured a Sophisticated Drone Submarine, But the Facts Are All Over the Place

Iran's IRGC says it captured an Anduril Dive-LD underwater drone near Hormuz, mocking America's smart whale and suggesting it will reverse-engineer it. CENTCOM counters...

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Philippine Sea, Sept. 24, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus) PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Philippine Sea, Sept. 24, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus)

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Donald Trump Is Delivering the Pain: Iran’s Exports Are Crashing and That Is Bad News for Tehran’s Economy

Iran's oil exports are collapsing under the reinstated U.S. blockade, per WSJ-cited Kpler data: loadings down more than four-fifths, no newly loaded tanker through...

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Ukraine War

NATO Has a Problem: Ukraine Claims Russia Will Soon Test a New Ballistic Missile by the End of Year That Could Hit Western Ukraine

Kyiv's military intelligence says Moscow is finishing work on a new ballistic missile with a range of several hundred miles, and may conduct final...

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Ukraine War

Ukraine’s Security Service Just Got Handed a Grim Milestone: Its Offices Struck for the First Time in the Entire War

Russia struck Ukraine's Security Service for the first time in the war, a sign of how squeezed the shield has become after the post-pause...

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Ukraine War

Russia Just Looks Bad Now: Putin Keeps Hitting Ukraine With Missile After Missile and Has Almost No Way to Stop It

Hours after Russia's overnight barrage, Ukraine handed its allies a winter list: three hundred Patriots from existing stocks, five hundred air-to-air rounds, and aid...

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The Treaty
Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Heritage Flight Team pilot and commander performs a vertical climb in an F-35A Lightning II during the Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Oct. 14, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35A Lightning II’s F-135 single-engine contains 43,000 pounds of thrust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

The Treaty

The Middle East Has a New Problem: The Houthis Declared a Blockade of Saudi Shipping in the Red Sea — and Vow ‘Siege-for-Siege’

The Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi shipping in the Red Sea and vowed a siege-for-siege policy, just as Riyadh reportedly reroutes most of...

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Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2023 Annual Leadership Summit at the Venetian Convention & Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2023 Annual Leadership Summit at the Venetian Convention & Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

The Treaty

More Than Seventeen Million Barrels Moved Through Hormuz in a Single Day, the Energy Secretary Says — a Wartime Record

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says more than seventeen million barrels moved through Hormuz on Monday — a wartime record that, counting pipeline bypasses, puts...

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The Iran War’s Next Shock Might Make History — It’s Coming for Donald Trump and the GOP

President Trump suggested Friday that U.S. forces may soon attack Iran's fortified Pickaxe Mountain — even as new polling shows a majority of Americans...

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President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office after attending a Back to School and Education Freedom event, Monday, August 24, 2026, in the White House Rose Garden. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

Dollars and Sense

The Problem That Could Cost Donald Trump the Midterms: High Gas Prices That Just Refuse to Go Down Thanks to the Iran War

Oil touched its highest since July after the Houthi attack on Saudi oil, and the pain is landing at American pumps: records on Labor...

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A U.S. Air National Guard F-15 Eagle from the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, takes off during exercise Sentry Aloha 26-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2026. The training demonstrates the 154th Wing’s capability to lead large-force employment exercises, reinforcing the Guard's position as a vital component of the nation's operational force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy) A U.S. Air National Guard F-15 Eagle from the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, takes off during exercise Sentry Aloha 26-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2026. The training demonstrates the 154th Wing’s capability to lead large-force employment exercises, reinforcing the Guard's position as a vital component of the nation's operational force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy)

Dollars and Sense

Trump’s Blockade Is More Likely to Push Iran Toward Military Escalation Than to Break It, a New Analysis Warns

President Trump has touted the Hormuz blockade as a success, but a new CNN analysis argues the pressure is pushing Iran toward military escalation...

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs an aerial demonstration at Air Dot Show Tour Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 9, 2026. Capt. Le Tourneau showcased the unmatched capabilities of the F-22 by performing a series of combat maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Bowers) U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs an aerial demonstration at Air Dot Show Tour Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 9, 2026. Capt. Le Tourneau showcased the unmatched capabilities of the F-22 by performing a series of combat maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Bowers)

Dollars and Sense

‘Strike our Assets and You Get Struck’: Iran Just Dropped a New Warning that War in the Middle East is Far From Over

Iran's Parliament Speaker has named the next target class: U.S.-linked oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf, which he calls sprawling, accessible and exposed...

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North Korea Talk

Vladimir Putin Just Landed a New Manpower Pipeline: Kyiv Claims Tens of Thousands More Troops From North Korea Could Come

Georgia Gilholy reports on Lavrov's world-order message to Pyongyang, Zelensky's claim that up to fifty thousand more troops could follow the Kursk deployment, Reuters-reported...

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President Donald J. Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club dinner in honor of Police Week in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley) President Donald J. Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club dinner in honor of Police Week in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

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Kim Jong-Un Just Got Handed a Gift Before Any Talks Began: Trump Ordered the War Games With South Korea Scaled Back

Trump ordered joint exercises with South Korea scaled back and praised Kim Jong-Un, drawing sharp criticism as Seoul stays muted.

August 18, 2026
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North Korea Talk

Kim Jong Un Just Got Handed as Much as $22 Billion: What Selling Troops and Weapons to Russia Has Earned Him So Far

Roughly 9,500 are already there. Reuters reports North Korean supplies have at times covered around half of Russia's frontline munitions, and the next contingent...

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