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Seizing Iran’s Oil Island Is Militarily Doable. A 2,400-Year-Old Battle Explains Why Holding It Is the Trap

Taking Kharg Island is the easy part — helicopters and Ospreys could do it. Holding it is the trap, one professor warns, and a...

Robert FarleyJune 11, 2026

Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida.

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Seizing Kharg Island Would Be The Biggest Mistake Of Trump’s Iran War

Trump threatened this morning to seize Kharg Island and take control of Iran's oil markets. The seizure would succeed in a day. Then several...

Harry J. KazianisJune 11, 2026

Victoria-Class Submarine Canadian Navy Photo

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Two Countries Are Battling to Build Canada’s Submarines. Almost No One Is Asking What the Subs Are For

Twenty-five bidders are down to two, the decision lands within weeks, and the price approaches sixty billion dollars. Yet Canada's great submarine debate is...

Andrew LathamJune 11, 2026

FILE PHOTO -- The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo)

The Treaty

Iran Took Devastating Damage From the Air — and May Still Walk Away With the War’s Biggest Prize

America started the Iran war — and is now being sidelined from it, as Israel and Iran trade strikes on their own schedules. One...

Robert E. KellyJune 11, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II flies over the Gulf of America, September 16, 2025. The F-15EX, from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is one of the first F-15EXs in the Air Force, and is going through developmental and operational test series at Eglin to confirm its operational capabilities before it is delivered to the combat Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles)

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Iran May Be Betting America Can’t Afford Another All-Out Air War. The Math Says Tehran Is Right

The uncomfortable truth, by this analysis: Tehran's assessment is correct. America could flatten Iran again — but the missiles it would spend are the...

Jack BuckbyJune 10, 2026

Putin in Red Square in 2017 Creative Commons Image

Ukraine War

Putin’s Problem Isn’t That He’s Losing The Ukraine War. It’s That He Can’t Afford to Stop Fighting It

Ukraine's campaign inside Russia is real and it's working: refineries burning from Moscow to St. Petersburg, fuel trucks and rail hubs hunted, and senior...

Harrison KassJune 10, 2026

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) sails in the Philippine Sea Aug. 26, 2018 during a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. PASSEX enabled the Wasp ARG and the JMSDF a chance to practice communications and maneuvering procedures. The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group is currently operating in the region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor King)

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One 8-Mile Island Pumps 90% of Iran’s Oil — and It’s Now the Most Valuable Target in the Persian Gulf

After Iranian forces downed a U.S. Army Apache on June 8, the ceasefire is unraveling — and the U.S. has three ways to respond....

Rebecca GrantJune 10, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2016) Sailors assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy’s F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, pose on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during an aerial photo exercise. VFA-101 aircraft and pilots are conducting initial qualifications aboard George Washington in the Atlantic Ocean. The F-35C is expected to be Fleet operational in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Krystofer Belknap)

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America and Iran Just Spent a Night Striking Each Other. The Targets They Didn’t Hit Tell the Real Story

America And Iran Just Traded Strikes Over The Apache Helicopter. What Happens Now Decides The War: The retaliation everyone saw coming arrived on schedule,...

Harry J. KazianisJune 10, 2026

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Israel Has Had Four Chances to Stop This War and Walk Away. It Turned Down Every One

Most commentary from Washington this month treats the Lebanon problem as a matter of persuasion. Lean on Israel hard enough, dangle a broad enough...

Andrew LathamJune 10, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Seizing Iran’s Oil Island Is Militarily Doable. A 2,400-Year-Old Battle Explains Why Holding It Is the Trap

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Seizing Kharg Island Would Be The Biggest Mistake Of Trump’s Iran War

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Two Countries Are Battling to Build Canada’s Submarines. Almost No One Is Asking What the Subs Are For

The Treaty

Iran Took Devastating Damage From the Air — and May Still Walk Away With the War’s Biggest Prize

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran May Be Betting America Can’t Afford Another All-Out Air War. The Math Says Tehran Is Right

Ukraine War

Putin’s Problem Isn’t That He’s Losing The Ukraine War. It’s That He Can’t Afford to Stop Fighting It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

One 8-Mile Island Pumps 90% of Iran’s Oil — and It’s Now the Most Valuable Target in the Persian Gulf

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

America and Iran Just Spent a Night Striking Each Other. The Targets They Didn’t Hit Tell the Real Story

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Israel Has Had Four Chances to Stop This War and Walk Away. It Turned Down Every One

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