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The Treaty

Putin Spent Four Years Projecting Confidence: His Admission This Weekend Was the First Real Crack in the Armor

For four years Putin projected nothing but confidence. This weekend that cracked: he admitted Russia faces a fuel deficit as Ukrainian drones torched yet...

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Ukraine War

Ukraine Has Turned Russia’s Heartland Into a Battlefield — and That Still Won’t Be Enough to Win the War

Ukraine has done real damage deep inside Russia — burning refineries, hunting fuel convoys, turning the rear into a battlefield Moscow can no longer...

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Ukraine War

Putin Prized Crimea Above Every Other Conquest: Now It’s Going Dark, Running Dry, and Slipping Out of His Hands

Crimea is the territory Putin prized above every other conquest — and right now it's blacked out, rationing fuel, and under emergency rule his...

1 day ago
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Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Found a Way to Hit Deep Inside Russia That Air Defenses Can’t Touch — and It Starts in the Stratosphere

Russia's air defenses are built to catch threats that come in fast and low. Ukraine's newest deep-strike weapon is neither — it falls silently...

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
President Donald Trump participates in the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to China David Purdue, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Oil Prices Just Fell Back to Where They Were Before the Iran War — but the Tankers Leaving Hormuz Aren’t Being Replaced

Oil prices have fallen back to where they sat before the Iran war, and tankers are streaming out of the Strait of Hormuz —...

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine Just Torched One of Russia’s Most Important Weapons Plants — With a Missile the West Refused to Give It

For three years the West held back the long-range missiles that could reach deep inside Russia. So Ukraine built its own — and the...

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 22, 2026. Nimitz is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2026 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the region through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 22, 2026. Nimitz is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2026 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the region through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Attacked a Ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Just Hit Back — and the Week-Old Ceasefire Is Cracking

After an Iranian drone hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal...

2 days ago

Ukraine War
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Ukraine War

Ukraine’s Strikes Are Hurting Russia So Badly That Moscow Just Begged Kazakhstan for Fuel — and the Answer Wasn’t Yes

A day after Putin went on Russian television to reject Ukraine's proposed halt to long-range strikes and declare he would press on until Russia...

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Main battle tank T-14 object 148 on heavy unified tracked platform Armata. Main battle tank T-14 object 148 on heavy unified tracked platform Armata.

Ukraine War

Putin Just Conceded Russia Faces a Fuel “Deficit” — the First Crack in His Insistence That the War Is Going to Plan

Putin conceded Russia is facing a fuel "deficit" — a quiet admission of how badly Ukraine's long-range strikes have hurt the country, with refining...

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Exercise Artemis Strike is a German-led tactical live fire exercise with live Patriot and Stinger missiles at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece from Oct. 31-Nov. 09. Over 200 U.S. soldiers and approximately 650 German airmen will be participating in the realistic training within a combined construct, exercise the rigors associated with force projection and educate operators on their air missile defense systems. The 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command will deploy, operate and fire live missiles within a tactical scenario, under Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe operational readiness evaluation criteria. Exercise Artemis Strike is a German-led tactical live fire exercise with live Patriot and Stinger missiles at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece from Oct. 31-Nov. 09. Over 200 U.S. soldiers and approximately 650 German airmen will be participating in the realistic training within a combined construct, exercise the rigors associated with force projection and educate operators on their air missile defense systems. The 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command will deploy, operate and fire live missiles within a tactical scenario, under Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe operational readiness evaluation criteria.

Ukraine War

Putin Just Admitted Ukraine’s Strikes Are Crippling Russia’s Fuel Supply — Then Quietly Revealed What He’ll Do Instead of Negotiating

Putin went on state television to concede what he'd long denied: Ukraine's long-range strikes are crippling Russia's fuel supply, with refining capacity down by...

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The Treaty
President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in the Cabinet Room. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

The Treaty

The U.S. and Iran Just Agreed to Stop Shooting and Talk — but Almost Everything About the Deal Says It Won’t Hold

After a weekend of strikes across the Persian Gulf, the U.S. and Iran just agreed to stand down and meet in Doha on Tuesday....

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President Donald Trump participates in a Kennedy Center Board Meeting, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok) President Donald Trump participates in a Kennedy Center Board Meeting, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

Trump Just Struck Iran Again — and Warned That If Tehran Doesn’t Learn, the Islamic Republic Will “No Longer Exist”

Hours after U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile sites and coastal radar over attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump issued a warning Tehran can't...

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250728-N-BT947-3272 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2025) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) fires its forward Mark 45 5-inch gun during a weapons maintenance shoot, July 29, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison) 250728-N-BT947-3272 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2025) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) fires its forward Mark 45 5-inch gun during a weapons maintenance shoot, July 29, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)

The Treaty

‘Shipping Is Literally Caught in the Crossfire’ as the U.S. and Iran Battle for Control of the Strait of Hormuz

Shipping is "literally caught in the crossfire," one analyst says, as the U.S. and Iran battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz. After...

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Dollars and Sense
President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Mack Trucks facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

The Economic Time Bomb in the Strait of Hormuz Is Already Going Off — and America May Be the One That Pays the Price

The Strait of Hormuz carries far more than oil — helium for semiconductors, fertilizer, petrochemical feedstocks, a third of the world's farm goods. With...

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Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the South China Sea, June 8, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eliora Sims) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the South China Sea, June 8, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eliora Sims)

Dollars and Sense

The Oil Crisis Is Finally Easing — but America Drained Its Emergency Reserve to the Lowest Level in 40 Years to Get There

Tankers are moving through Hormuz again, crude has fallen below its prewar price, and the worst of the oil shock looks like it's passing....

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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)

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Fired on a Cargo Ship Near Oman — Hours After Warning Vessels Not to Use the New UN-Backed Route

Iran fired on a cargo ship off Oman on Thursday — hours after warning vessels not to use a new UN-backed route through the...

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North Korea Talk
North Korean ICBM

North Korea Talk

Iran Is Running the North Korea Playbook: Stall, Negotiate, and Build a Nuclear Bomb Anyway

North Korea stalled, negotiated, and built the bomb anyway — and its 2022 doctrine orders everything launched if its leaders are ever struck. Kim...

June 12, 2026
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North Korea Talk

Russia Is Quietly Handing North Korea Some of Its Most Dangerous Military Secrets

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...

June 9, 2026
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North Korea Talk

China and Russia Are Supposed to Be Partners. In North Korea, Xi Just Made a Move That Exposes the Rivalry Beneath

Manila, Philippines – On the occasion of his visit to Pyongyang, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has received one of the...

June 8, 2026