Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz used a party congress in Bavaria to issue his starkest warning yet on Russia, likening...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Ukraine's strikes on Russia aren't just about oil anymore. Increasingly, Kyiv is going after the plants that build Russia's missiles — the "single points...
Ukraine War
Crimea was supposed to be Putin's greatest achievement — the "sacred" symbol of Russian power he seized in 2014. Now half the peninsula has...
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
"Global irrelevance" is what Poland's foreign minister says Britain risks unless it rebuilds its military and meets NATO's spending goals. The blunt warning lands...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
"The first one's gone." That's how Ukraine's special forces announced destroying a key rail bridge into Crimea — and they say it's only the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Why are Ukraine's small, cheap drones so devastating to Russia? Because refineries can't be hidden the way ammo dumps can — they're centralized, immobile,...
Ukraine War
Russia's fuel crisis is no longer just a frontline problem. It's reached Siberia — Omsk, Novosibirsk, and Irkutsk are now rationing, thousands of miles...
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;...
The Treaty
Trump bombed Iran in February to cripple the regime and give its people the chance to overthrow it — "probably your only chance for...
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...
Dollars and Sense
As many as 11,000 seafarers have been trapped in the Persian Gulf for months, stranded by the conflict. Now they're finally being evacuated —...
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...
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
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines, nicknamed “Black Holes” for their quiet signatures, remain the backbone of Moscow’s non-nuclear undersea fleet...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Six U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers have deployed to Puerto Rico, sharpening Washington’s pressure campaign on Nicolás Maduro and hinting...