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Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion, fire the M1A1 Abrams tank during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area near Kankaanpaa, Finland, May 15, 2018. Exercise Arrow is an annual Finnish multi-national exercise with the purpose of training with mechanized infantry, artillery, and mortar field training skills in a live-fire exercise. This is the first year the Marine Corps is participating in this exercise and the first time the M1A1 Abrams tanks have been in Finland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Says Its People Are ‘Counting Down the Minutes’ to Welcome US Troops — Daring an Invasion That Isn’t Coming

Iran's spokesmen taunt that they're 'counting down the minutes' to welcome American ground troops. Steve Balestrieri, a former Special Forces NCO, runs the numbers:...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 20, 2026

A Navy F/A-18 carries the new Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Long Range (LR) variant during a test event in early April off the coast of California (U.S. Navy photo/released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Just Vowed ‘Not a Single Drop’ of Oil or Gas Will Move Through Hormuz — if American Strikes Don’t Stop

Iran's Revolutionary Guard vowed Monday that 'not a single drop' of oil or gas will transit Hormuz if US strikes continue — as Yemen's...

Jack BuckbyJuly 20, 2026

President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, en route Joint Base Andrews for a trip to Las Vegas. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

Trump Says Oil Will ‘Drop Like a Rock’ the Moment the Iran Conflict Ends — Until Then, Voters Are Staring at the Pump Signs Every Day

With gasoline back at a $4.00 national average and Brent at $82.73 after a rare Monday dip, two wars are squeezing American drivers —...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 20, 2026

An F/A-18F Super Hornet Strike Fighter Squadron 103 is parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the ship operates in the Arabian Sea on Dec. 5, 2006. The Eisenhower is in the Arabian Sea in support of maritime security operations.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Washington Never Guessed the Iran Ceasefire Would Hand Tehran a Renewed Economic Lifeline — but That’s Exactly What It Just Did

Reporting cited by Brandon Weichert indicates Iran exported some 70 million barrels — nearly $6 billion gross — during the short-lived MOU, roughly a...

Brandon WeichertJuly 20, 2026

President Donald Trump is joined by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Vice President JD Vance, British Ambassador Peter Mandelson, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, while announcing a trade agreement with the U.K., Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

A Trump Cabinet Secretary Says the Iran War Is No Longer About the Nuclear Program — It’s About Who Controls the Strait of Hormuz

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says America's mission in Iran now centers on keeping oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz, Brandon Weichert writes —...

Brandon WeichertJuly 20, 2026

210618-N-JW440-2053 STRAIT OF MALACCA (June 18, 2021) As seen from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Strait of Malacca with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). The ships are part of Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5, conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rawad Madanat)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Is Threatening to Bomb Iran’s ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ — a Nuclear Site Buried So Deep American Bombs May Not Be Able to Kill It

Trump is threatening to strike Pickaxe Mountain — Iran's underground nuclear complex a mile from Natanz — if Tehran doesn't deescalate. Analysts say its...

Brandon WeichertJuly 17, 2026

President Donald J. Trump rings the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq during an event to launch Trump Accounts, Monday, July 6, 2026, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

The Treaty

The Strike That Killed Khamenei Was Supposed to End This War Fast — Nearly Five Months Later, Trump Has No Good Options Left

Nearly five months after the strike that killed Ali Khamenei, Trump's Iran war grinds on — the June ceasefire has collapsed and Washington is...

Stephen SilverJuly 17, 2026

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)

Dollars and Sense

America Has a Problem at the Pump: It Pumps More Oil Than Any Nation on Earth but Still Pays a Price Set by the War With Iran

Gas prices are climbing again as renewed US-Iran strikes slow Strait of Hormuz traffic to a near stop. America produces more crude than any...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 17, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Qatar Spent Months Mediating Between Washington and Tehran — It Just Formally Condemned Iran’s Attacks on Its Neighbors

Qatar formally condemned Iran's repeated attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait — a rupture from the mediator Iran has itself struck, including a March...

Jack BuckbyJuly 16, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Says Its People Are ‘Counting Down the Minutes’ to Welcome US Troops — Daring an Invasion That Isn’t Coming

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Just Vowed ‘Not a Single Drop’ of Oil or Gas Will Move Through Hormuz — if American Strikes Don’t Stop

Dollars and Sense

Trump Says Oil Will ‘Drop Like a Rock’ the Moment the Iran Conflict Ends — Until Then, Voters Are Staring at the Pump Signs Every Day

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Washington Never Guessed the Iran Ceasefire Would Hand Tehran a Renewed Economic Lifeline — but That’s Exactly What It Just Did

Dollars and Sense

A Trump Cabinet Secretary Says the Iran War Is No Longer About the Nuclear Program — It’s About Who Controls the Strait of Hormuz

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Is Threatening to Bomb Iran’s ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ — a Nuclear Site Buried So Deep American Bombs May Not Be Able to Kill It

The Treaty

The Strike That Killed Khamenei Was Supposed to End This War Fast — Nearly Five Months Later, Trump Has No Good Options Left

Dollars and Sense

America Has a Problem at the Pump: It Pumps More Oil Than Any Nation on Earth but Still Pays a Price Set by the War With Iran

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Qatar Spent Months Mediating Between Washington and Tehran — It Just Formally Condemned Iran’s Attacks on Its Neighbors

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