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Dollars and Sense
The U.S. and its Gulf partners are racing to bypass the Strait of Hormuz — the UAE doubling its pipeline capacity, Saudi Arabia expanding...
Dollars and Sense
The IEA warns the renewed U.S.-Iran fighting could upend its forecast of a massive 2027 oil surplus, calling a lasting peace a "must" for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Ukraine's drone sector has transformed from an ad hoc network of volunteers modifying commercial quadcopters into an industry of hundreds of companies building strike...
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A new analysis argues the true beneficiaries of Trump's Iran war were America's great-power rivals. Russia reportedly fed Iran targeting data on U.S. bases...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Brandon Weichert reports a panelist citing administration and Pentagon sources who claims the U.S. plans a Marine and Ranger landing on Kharg Island —...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Japan's merchant fleet has all but left the Gulf — down from roughly 45 ships to four, with crews cut from 1,100 to about...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Unclaimed airstrikes rocked southern Iran hours after CENTCOM declared its 90-target operation complete — and no country has stepped forward, with one Iranian lawmaker...
Ukraine War
With Ukraine's drone campaign strangling Russia's fuel supply, Western institutions have mapped Putin's remaining escalation options below the nuclear threshold — from cable-cutting and...
Ukraine War
Russians Want the War to End, But Putin Is Doubling Down: As Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign moves from one success to another, inflicting major...
Ukraine War
Russia fired 12 missiles and 121 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing two people in Odesa and injuring at least 11 in Kyiv as most...
The Treaty
President Trump warned Friday that 1,000 missiles are 'locked and loaded' against Iran, with orders already delivered to the Pentagon, should Tehran attempt to...
The Treaty
Israel's warning of a fresh Iranian plot to kill Trump is credibly reported — and unconfirmed, undetailed, and viewed by some U.S. officials as...
The Treaty
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed to a crawl — just five ships tracked Wednesday, down from 45 on Monday — with...
Dollars and Sense
Europe Considers Hormuz Navigation Fees: Oman has presented Iran with a proposal, drafted with the assistance of the United Kingdom, that would allow shipping...
Dollars and Sense
With Hormuz effectively shut for more than four months — the most severe oil supply shock in history — Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Qatar...
Dollars and Sense
Brandon Weichert argues Washington has China backwards: in two wars, Beijing has played stabilizer — quietly draining its 1.4-billion-barrel oil reserve to hold down...
North Korea Talk
North Korea stalled, negotiated, and built the bomb anyway — and its 2022 doctrine orders everything launched if its leaders are ever struck. Kim...
North Korea Talk
The recent North Korea–China summit highlights Beijing’s increasing concern over Moscow’s growing influence in Pyongyang. Since the Ukraine war began, Russia and North Korea...
North Korea Talk
Manila, Philippines – On the occasion of his visit to Pyongyang, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has received one of the...