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Dollars and Sense

There May Be a Hidden Reason Trump Keeps Pausing the Iran War — America’s Emergency Oil Is Closer to Empty Than Anyone Admits

Brandon Weichert argues Trump's repeated Iran-war pauses may be about something unspoken: America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is hitting 'bottom barrel,' Cushing is nearing its...

Brandon WeichertJuly 14, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 27, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russel (DDG 59) and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transit the Eastern Pacific Ocean Nov. 27, 2019. Paul Hamilton is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew F. Jackson)

Dollars and Sense

Ships in the Strait of Hormuz Are Switching Off Their Trackers and Going Dark — Hoping Iran Can’t Target What It Can’t See

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has hit its lowest level in weeks, Reuters reports, with many crews disabling AIS trackers to complicate...

Harrison KassJuly 13, 2026

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral Miami, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

The Strait of Hormuz Used to Handle 140 Ships a Day — During the Entire Ceasefire, It Managed That Many in a Week

Crude prices are softening while gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel climb — because the Iran War has turned an oil problem into a transportation...

Brandon WeichertJuly 13, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Bet the Iran War on America’s Emergency Oil Reserve — and Much of What’s Left May Not Even Be Usable

With the Iran ceasefire dead after barely 18 days, Brandon Weichert warns America is fighting an oil-shock war on a depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve...

Brandon WeichertJuly 13, 2026

Dollars and Sense

While Missiles Fly Over the Gulf, Qatar and Pakistan Are Quietly Running a Back Channel Between Washington and Tehran

The IEA warns renewed U.S.-Iran fighting could prolong the global energy crisis, with Hormuz disruptions still keeping world oil supply 9.4 million barrels a...

Harrison KassJuly 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)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Airstrikes Kept Hitting Iran After the U.S. Announced It Was Done — and to This Day, Nobody Has Claimed Them

Iran fired on three commercial ships for using the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz, setting the container ship GFS Galaxy ablaze with...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 13, 2026

President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, signs an Executive Order approving the Ambler Road Project in Alaska, Monday, October 6, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

Dollars and Sense

The U.S.-Iran War Is Now a Race Between Iran’s Oil Bankruptcy and America’s Empty Missile Racks — and One Clock Stops Friday

The U.S. and Iran traded their heaviest blows yet over the Strait of Hormuz this weekend — roughly 140 Iranian sites struck, American bases...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 13, 2026

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater, Monday, May 25, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

Trump Just Set Up a Dead Man’s Switch on Iran: 1,000 Missiles with Standing Orders to Fire If Tehran Ever Comes for Him

President Trump warned Friday that 1,000 missiles are 'locked and loaded' against Iran, with orders already delivered to the Pentagon, should Tehran attempt to...

Jack BuckbyJuly 12, 2026

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to participate in Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, June 23, 2026. Thirty-one nations, more than 36 surface ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. 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 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Erik Melgar)

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Declared the Strait of Hormuz Closed Again — Right in the Middle of Peace Talks Over Who Controls It

Europe Considers Hormuz Navigation Fees: Oman has presented Iran with a proposal, drafted with the assistance of the United Kingdom, that would allow shipping...

Jack BuckbyJuly 11, 2026

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Dollars and Sense

There May Be a Hidden Reason Trump Keeps Pausing the Iran War — America’s Emergency Oil Is Closer to Empty Than Anyone Admits

Dollars and Sense

Ships in the Strait of Hormuz Are Switching Off Their Trackers and Going Dark — Hoping Iran Can’t Target What It Can’t See

Dollars and Sense

The Strait of Hormuz Used to Handle 140 Ships a Day — During the Entire Ceasefire, It Managed That Many in a Week

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Bet the Iran War on America’s Emergency Oil Reserve — and Much of What’s Left May Not Even Be Usable

Dollars and Sense

While Missiles Fly Over the Gulf, Qatar and Pakistan Are Quietly Running a Back Channel Between Washington and Tehran

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Airstrikes Kept Hitting Iran After the U.S. Announced It Was Done — and to This Day, Nobody Has Claimed Them

Dollars and Sense

The U.S.-Iran War Is Now a Race Between Iran’s Oil Bankruptcy and America’s Empty Missile Racks — and One Clock Stops Friday

The Treaty

Trump Just Set Up a Dead Man’s Switch on Iran: 1,000 Missiles with Standing Orders to Fire If Tehran Ever Comes for Him

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Declared the Strait of Hormuz Closed Again — Right in the Middle of Peace Talks Over Who Controls It

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