Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: As of 2026, the F-16 Fighting Falcon remains a cornerstone of global airpower despite being nearly 48 years old. -Through...
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The Treaty
The US-Iran deal isn't a breakthrough, this analysis argues — it's a mutual exit ramp both sides will spin as a win. Washington wants...
The Treaty
An Israeli minister wants Netanyahu to reject Trump's Iran deal — and this analysis reads it as a real fault line. Trump wants out...
Ukraine War
For years, Moscow could pretend the war wasn't happening. Ukrainian drones burning refineries ten miles from the Kremlin have ended that. As "black, oily...
Dollars and Sense
Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Saturday over Israel's war in Lebanon, even as Vice President JD Vance insisted oil was still...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russian-occupied Crimea has cut off fuel sales to civilians entirely — there's only enough left for the government. Ukraine's strikes on oil depots, the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia is throwing enormous force at Kostiantynivka, the gateway to the rest of the Donbas — but how the battle's going depends on who's...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The MiG-35 should have been a useful fighter for Russia — a cheaper, capable jet with much of the performance of heavier aircraft. Instead,...
Ukraine War
Putin's "coup-proof shield" is under more pressure than ever. As Ukrainian drones hit refineries — one 1,500 miles inside Russia — and Moscow itself,...
Ukraine War
Moscow's airports shut again Monday as Ukrainian drones hit the capital — but the deeper story is the math. Ukraine strikes with cheap drones;...
Ukraine War
Warsaw, Poland – The city of Moscow has come under attack from Ukraine’s drone army for the third time in six days. Reports state...
The Treaty
‘You Close It, and You Won’t Have a Country’: Trump’s Warning to Iran After It Shut the Strait Again
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again — though CENTCOM says it's still open, and the ship counts are murky. Trump's response was...
The Treaty
A new Haberman-Swan book claims Trump privately told Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk he wouldn't go to war with Iran — "We're not doing...
The Treaty
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire lasted hours — and its collapse has shut the Strait of Hormuz again. Tehran closed the chokepoint Saturday, citing Israeli "violations,"...
Dollars and Sense
Iran's economy is buckling: oil exports have collapsed to 260,000 barrels a day, inflation hasn't been this high since 1942, and the currency has...
Dollars and Sense
A day after Iran snubbed him in Switzerland, Vice President Vance called the talks a "very, very good day" and said Iran agreed to...
Dollars and Sense
Iran now sees the Strait of Hormuz as a cash cow, one scholar argues — and the real danger of Trump's toll-free deal is...
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The USS Texas (BB-35), the world’s last surviving dreadnought to serve in both World Wars, is entering the final stage...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The F-14 Super Tomcat 21 (ST21) stands as one of naval aviation’s greatest “what-if” scenarios. -Proposed in the early 1990s...