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The Houthis Have Not Fired a Single Shot at Red Sea Shipping — and Saudi Tankers Are Already Reversing Course Away From It

The Iran-backed Houthis have not sealed the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the threat alone has been enough: three Saudi tankers bound for China and...

Brandon WeichertJuly 22, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Gunderson, F-22 Demo Team commander, performs the Raptor Slide during the Abbotsford Airshow, Aug. 5, 2021, at Abbotsford International Airport, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. During the Raptor-slide the aircraft actually slides down and backwards under control before Gunderson adjusts the aircrafts position and powers out of the maneuver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Don Hudson)

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Saudi Arabia Quietly Moved Its Oil Exports to the Red Sea to Get Around Hormuz — and the Houthis Can Choke That Route Too

Saudi Arabia quietly rerouted much of its crude to Red Sea ports to bypass Hormuz, and now moves more than three million barrels a...

Brandon WeichertJuly 22, 2026

Maj. Paul Lopez, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, performs during the Chicago Air and Water Show, Aug. 17, 2019. Founded in 2007, the F-22 Demo Team showcases the unique capabilities of the world's premier fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Samuel Eckholm)

Dollars and Sense

The World’s Richest Oil States Cannot Buy Fresh Water — They Burn Energy to Make It, and Iran Is Hitting Those Plants

Tens of millions in the Gulf drink water that comes out of a machine. Those machines are being hit, and they are slow and...

Stephen SilverJuly 22, 2026

A B-2 Spirit gets ready to taxi out for Red Flag-Nellis 24-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 16, 2024. This Red Flag provides complex realistic scenarios concentrated on warfighting in the Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brianna Vetro)

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Trump Says Every Iranian Attack on a Ship Will Cost Tehran a Bridge or a Power Plant — and Iran Alone Picks When It Starts

Trump has set a price on every Iranian attack at sea: one bridge or one power plant, Tehran included. It removes all doubt about...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 22, 2026

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Two Analysts Argue the Deal Meant to End the Iran War Paid for Its Air Defenses — and Beijing Cut the Rebuild to Under a Year

American forces have struck Iran night after night for more than a week, and Tehran's new supreme leader has dismissed the deal meant to...

Michael Schwartz and Mike LyonsJuly 22, 2026

At sea (Mar. 1, 2007) – Capt. Craig “Animal” Williams (front) in a F/A 18C Hornet (front) and Capt. Richard “Rhett” Butler (back) in an F/A 18C Hornet look up for a photo as they fly over USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Capt. Williams, a 22-year Naval Aviator who graduated from the United States Naval Academy, was relieved as Commander, Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) by 21-year Naval Aviator, Capt. Butler, a graduate of the University of Kentucky during an aerial change of command ceremony. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific. Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Tam Pham

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The Houthis Are Now Targeting One of the World’s Biggest Oil Exporters — and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Lifeline Is the Prize

The war in Iran is escalating again, with the Pentagon asking Congress to fund far longer operations, Iran striking Gulf states that host American...

Caleb LarsonJuly 22, 2026

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Saudi Arabia Surged Its Oil Exports to the Red Sea to Escape Hormuz — and the Houthis Just Declared a Blockade There Too

The Iran-backed Houthis have declared a blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in retaliation for Saudi strikes on Sanaa, threatening the Red Sea route...

Caleb LarsonJuly 22, 2026

Dollars and Sense

Saudi Arabia Shifted Millions of Barrels to Its Red Sea Port to Slip Around Hormuz — Now Houthi Missiles Can Reach It There

The United States has concentrated more than twenty warships and several hundred aircraft in the Middle East to fight Iran and protect traffic through...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 22, 2026

The Treaty

Rubio Warns That Letting Iran Charge Ships for Passage Through Hormuz Would Hand Every Coastal State a Playbook to Copy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told ASEAN foreign ministers that allowing Iran to control passage and collect compulsory payments through the Strait of Hormuz...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 22, 2026

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The Treaty

The Houthis Have Not Fired a Single Shot at Red Sea Shipping — and Saudi Tankers Are Already Reversing Course Away From It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Arabia Quietly Moved Its Oil Exports to the Red Sea to Get Around Hormuz — and the Houthis Can Choke That Route Too

Dollars and Sense

The World’s Richest Oil States Cannot Buy Fresh Water — They Burn Energy to Make It, and Iran Is Hitting Those Plants

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Says Every Iranian Attack on a Ship Will Cost Tehran a Bridge or a Power Plant — and Iran Alone Picks When It Starts

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Two Analysts Argue the Deal Meant to End the Iran War Paid for Its Air Defenses — and Beijing Cut the Rebuild to Under a Year

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Houthis Are Now Targeting One of the World’s Biggest Oil Exporters — and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Lifeline Is the Prize

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Arabia Surged Its Oil Exports to the Red Sea to Escape Hormuz — and the Houthis Just Declared a Blockade There Too

Dollars and Sense

Saudi Arabia Shifted Millions of Barrels to Its Red Sea Port to Slip Around Hormuz — Now Houthi Missiles Can Reach It There

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Rubio Warns That Letting Iran Charge Ships for Passage Through Hormuz Would Hand Every Coastal State a Playbook to Copy

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