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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)

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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

U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to begin the sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, July 7, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 30,000 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 Kyle Carlstrom)

Dollars and Sense

There Is No Way Around the Strait of Hormuz: The Gulf’s Billion-Dollar Escape Routes Can Only Carry Half the Oil

With Hormuz effectively shut for more than four months — the most severe oil supply shock in history — Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Qatar...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 11, 2026

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the South China Sea, June 8, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eliora Sims)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Panelist With Pentagon Sources Just Revealed Trump’s Possible Next Move on Iran: Marines Storming Kharg Island Within the Week

Brandon Weichert reports a panelist citing administration and Pentagon sources who claims the U.S. plans a Marine and Ranger landing on Kharg Island —...

Brandon WeichertJuly 11, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Japan Just Pulled Almost Its Entire Merchant Fleet Out of the Gulf — a Quiet Exodus That Says Everything About Hormuz

Japan's merchant fleet has all but left the Gulf — down from roughly 45 ships to four, with crews cut from 1,100 to about...

Jack BuckbyJuly 10, 2026

(DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans, U.S. Navy. (Released))

The Treaty

Ships Are Going Dark to Sneak Through Hormuz — Nothing Has Crossed the U.S.-Backed Route Openly Since July 7

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed to a crawl — just five ships tracked Wednesday, down from 45 on Monday — with...

Isaac SeitzJuly 10, 2026

National Security Journal

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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

Dollars and Sense

There Is No Way Around the Strait of Hormuz: The Gulf’s Billion-Dollar Escape Routes Can Only Carry Half the Oil

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Panelist With Pentagon Sources Just Revealed Trump’s Possible Next Move on Iran: Marines Storming Kharg Island Within the Week

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Japan Just Pulled Almost Its Entire Merchant Fleet Out of the Gulf — a Quiet Exodus That Says Everything About Hormuz

The Treaty

Ships Are Going Dark to Sneak Through Hormuz — Nothing Has Crossed the U.S.-Backed Route Openly Since July 7

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