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Ukraine War

All 32 NATO Members Reportedly Agree on One Date: 2029, When Russia Could Threaten the Alliance

All 32 NATO members reportedly agree on one unsettling date: 2029, when Russia could regain the power to threaten the alliance. The paradox? Russia...

Harrison KassJune 13, 2026

A Louisiana Air National Guard F-15C Eagle streaks above the Ohio River during the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky., April 18, 2026. More than a dozen military aircraft performed during the show, including four Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing and two UH-60 Black Hawks from the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Frankfort-based 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

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America Can Take Kharg Island. The Problem Is What Happens to the Oil the Next Morning

The Venezuela playbook worked: seize the oil, become the seller. Kharg Island breaks it on one fact — Iran's crude has a single serious...

Andrew LathamJune 12, 2026

Dollars and Sense

Officials Warned Parts of Tehran — a City of Ten Million — Might Need Evacuating. The Iran War Isn’t the Reason

Before the bombs, officials were already warning that parts of Tehran — ten million people — might someday need evacuating. The reservoirs hit 12...

Isaac SeitzJune 12, 2026

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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

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Ukraine War

All 32 NATO Members Reportedly Agree on One Date: 2029, When Russia Could Threaten the Alliance

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

America Can Take Kharg Island. The Problem Is What Happens to the Oil the Next Morning

Dollars and Sense

Officials Warned Parts of Tehran — a City of Ten Million — Might Need Evacuating. The Iran War Isn’t the Reason

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

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

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