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Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion, fire the M1A1 Abrams tank during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area near Kankaanpaa, Finland, May 15, 2018. Exercise Arrow is an annual Finnish multi-national exercise with the purpose of training with mechanized infantry, artillery, and mortar field training skills in a live-fire exercise. This is the first year the Marine Corps is participating in this exercise and the first time the M1A1 Abrams tanks have been in Finland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Says Its People Are ‘Counting Down the Minutes’ to Welcome US Troops — Daring an Invasion That Isn’t Coming

Iran's spokesmen taunt that they're 'counting down the minutes' to welcome American ground troops. Steve Balestrieri, a former Special Forces NCO, runs the numbers:...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 20, 2026

Vice President JD Vance gives remarks at a Sports Council announcement, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (White House Intern Photo by Julian Casciano)

The Treaty

The Walls Might Be Closing in on JD Vance Thanks to the Iran War

Vice President Vance entered office as the restraint Republican — then Trump made him the Iran deal's implementer and chief defender. The deal collapsed,...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 20, 2026

A Navy F/A-18 carries the new Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Long Range (LR) variant during a test event in early April off the coast of California (U.S. Navy photo/released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Just Vowed ‘Not a Single Drop’ of Oil or Gas Will Move Through Hormuz — if American Strikes Don’t Stop

Iran's Revolutionary Guard vowed Monday that 'not a single drop' of oil or gas will transit Hormuz if US strikes continue — as Yemen's...

Jack BuckbyJuly 20, 2026

President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, en route Joint Base Andrews for a trip to Las Vegas. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

Trump Says Oil Will ‘Drop Like a Rock’ the Moment the Iran Conflict Ends — Until Then, Voters Are Staring at the Pump Signs Every Day

With gasoline back at a $4.00 national average and Brent at $82.73 after a rare Monday dip, two wars are squeezing American drivers —...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 20, 2026

President Donald Trump is joined by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Vice President JD Vance, British Ambassador Peter Mandelson, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, while announcing a trade agreement with the U.K., Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

A Trump Cabinet Secretary Says the Iran War Is No Longer About the Nuclear Program — It’s About Who Controls the Strait of Hormuz

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says America's mission in Iran now centers on keeping oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz, Brandon Weichert writes —...

Brandon WeichertJuly 20, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Says US Strikes Just Hit a Nuclear Power Plant Construction Site — the IAEA Is Investigating but Sees No Radiological Risk

The US launched an eighth straight night of strikes into Sunday as Iran claimed a nuclear plant construction site was hit — the IAEA...

Jack BuckbyJuly 19, 2026

President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders alongside Utah Governor Spencer Cox and members of the Utah congressional delegation in the Oval Office, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

The Treaty

The Walls Truly Might Be Closing In on Donald Trump

Donald Trump entered the Iran war with more opposition than support, and nearly five months of fighting have made the political problem worse. The...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 19, 2026

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 19, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

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A Hundred and Twenty-Five Ships a Day Once Crossed the Strait of Hormuz — on Thursday, Exactly Three Commodity Vessels Made It

Only three commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz Thursday — down from a prewar average near 125 — with no supertanker or LNG...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 19, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2024) The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima-class training ship, JS Kashima (TV-3508), middle, and Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer JS Shimakaze (TV-3521) while conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean, September 23, 2024. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF continue to train together to improve interoperability and strengthen joint capabilities. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has been the corner stone of stability and security and is crucial to the mutual capability of responding to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

Dollars and Sense

Iran Says Two Oil Tankers Just Exploded on Mines in the Strait of Hormuz — and Washington Says the Explosions Simply Never Happened

Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed two oil tankers exploded on mines south of the Strait of Hormuz and warned sailors to stay out; CENTCOM dismissed...

Jack BuckbyJuly 18, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Says Its People Are ‘Counting Down the Minutes’ to Welcome US Troops — Daring an Invasion That Isn’t Coming

The Treaty

The Walls Might Be Closing in on JD Vance Thanks to the Iran War

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Just Vowed ‘Not a Single Drop’ of Oil or Gas Will Move Through Hormuz — if American Strikes Don’t Stop

Dollars and Sense

Trump Says Oil Will ‘Drop Like a Rock’ the Moment the Iran Conflict Ends — Until Then, Voters Are Staring at the Pump Signs Every Day

Dollars and Sense

A Trump Cabinet Secretary Says the Iran War Is No Longer About the Nuclear Program — It’s About Who Controls the Strait of Hormuz

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Says US Strikes Just Hit a Nuclear Power Plant Construction Site — the IAEA Is Investigating but Sees No Radiological Risk

The Treaty

The Walls Truly Might Be Closing In on Donald Trump

Uncategorized

A Hundred and Twenty-Five Ships a Day Once Crossed the Strait of Hormuz — on Thursday, Exactly Three Commodity Vessels Made It

Dollars and Sense

Iran Says Two Oil Tankers Just Exploded on Mines in the Strait of Hormuz — and Washington Says the Explosions Simply Never Happened

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