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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)

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Saudi Exports Through the Red Sea Have Risen Eightfold, and That Is the Very Route Now Under Attack

The Houthis say the strikes answered Saudi attacks on Yemeni provinces the day before. Government forces meanwhile report gains across four provinces and are...

Shay Bottomley3 days ago

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon during an air show at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, June 21, 2025. The F-16, a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, demonstrates its versatility through dynamic aerial demonstrations at air shows across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)

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Iran Has a Problem: Every Time It Tries to Attack the US Military It Ends Up Losing Far More Than It Ever Thought Possible

Central Command named four carriers struck in the Gulf of Oman and a fifth near Kharg Island. The Revolutionary Guard says it answered by...

Jack Buckby3 days ago

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, fires the first naval strike missile from a U.S. destroyer July 18. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

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Donald Trump Just Ordered US Military Forces to Sink Iran’s Tanker Fleet and Tehran Is Already Firing Back

CENTCOM says it destroyed five Iranian crude tankers, naming the ships, after the IRGC fired ballistic missiles at a US warship two days running....

Stephen Silver3 days ago

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Trump Is Stuck in an Iran War He Can Escalate Virtually Forever but Cannot End on the Terms He Set In the First Place

Seven months into the Iran conflict, the author argues Washington faces a war it can escalate indefinitely but cannot easily end on its stated...

Steve Balestrieri4 days ago

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Iran’s Uranium — Enriched to a Short Step from Weapons Grade — Has Gone Unverified for the Better Part of a Year, per the IAEA

Seven months after the February strikes, critics charge that Washington's fight to keep Hormuz open has crowded out the war's nuclear goal. Iran's near-weapons-grade...

Steve Balestrieri4 days ago

A U.S. Air National Guard F-15 Eagle from the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, takes off during exercise Sentry Aloha 26-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2026. The training demonstrates the 154th Wing’s capability to lead large-force employment exercises, reinforcing the Guard's position as a vital component of the nation's operational force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy)

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Trump’s Blockade Is More Likely to Push Iran Toward Military Escalation Than to Break It, a New Analysis Warns

President Trump has touted the Hormuz blockade as a success, but a new CNN analysis argues the pressure is pushing Iran toward military escalation...

Stephen Silver4 days ago

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducts routine operations while underway in the South China sea July 23, 2026. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Novak)

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Trump Just Pulled Off a Strategic Master Stroke in the Strait of Hormuz — and the World’s Most Important Oil Route May Never Be the Same

Navy SEALs spent four months secretly clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reveals — nighttime work with divers, unmanned...

Georgia Gilholy4 days ago

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs an aerial demonstration at Air Dot Show Tour Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 9, 2026. Capt. Le Tourneau showcased the unmatched capabilities of the F-22 by performing a series of combat maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Bowers)

Dollars and Sense

‘Strike our Assets and You Get Struck’: Iran Just Dropped a New Warning that War in the Middle East is Far From Over

Iran's Parliament Speaker has named the next target class: U.S.-linked oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf, which he calls sprawling, accessible and exposed...

Georgia Gilholy4 days ago

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing takes off in support of a U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 18, 2025. The Weapons School trains students to be tactical experts in their combat specialty while also mastering battlespace dominance and integration of joint assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Amador)

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The US Military Has a New Threat to Worry About: Iran Just Changed Its War Strategy and Might Strike ‘Preemptively’

An Iranian army spokesman said on state television that the country's doctrine has shifted toward pre-emptive action, and that its forces answered the latest...

Jack BuckbySeptember 4, 2026

National Security Journal

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Exports Through the Red Sea Have Risen Eightfold, and That Is the Very Route Now Under Attack

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Has a Problem: Every Time It Tries to Attack the US Military It Ends Up Losing Far More Than It Ever Thought Possible

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Donald Trump Just Ordered US Military Forces to Sink Iran’s Tanker Fleet and Tehran Is Already Firing Back

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Is Stuck in an Iran War He Can Escalate Virtually Forever but Cannot End on the Terms He Set In the First Place

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Uranium — Enriched to a Short Step from Weapons Grade — Has Gone Unverified for the Better Part of a Year, per the IAEA

Dollars and Sense

Trump’s Blockade Is More Likely to Push Iran Toward Military Escalation Than to Break It, a New Analysis Warns

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Pulled Off a Strategic Master Stroke in the Strait of Hormuz — and the World’s Most Important Oil Route May Never Be the Same

Dollars and Sense

‘Strike our Assets and You Get Struck’: Iran Just Dropped a New Warning that War in the Middle East is Far From Over

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The US Military Has a New Threat to Worry About: Iran Just Changed Its War Strategy and Might Strike ‘Preemptively’

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