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President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

The Treaty

Mediators Have Handed Tehran a Ten-Day Ceasefire Plan — Even as Trump Threatens Strikes Near a Fortified Nuclear Mountain

Pakistan is pressing to revive negotiations between Washington and Tehran as the air campaign widens, with mediators floating a ten-day ceasefire after Iran's interior...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 22, 2026

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts rudder turns during sea trials.

The Treaty

CENTCOM Keeps Insisting the Strait of Hormuz Is Open — but the Latest Shipping Data Shows Traffic Has Collapsed by Ninety Percent

Iran's Revolutionary Guard struck another tanker off Oman on Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon ship, as a tenth straight night of U.S. airstrikes...

Jack BuckbyJuly 21, 2026

(Aug. 8, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) at sea during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug. 8. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates allied interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold /Released)

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The Houthis Are Blockading Saudi Arabia — and the U.S. Now Fears It Lacks the Missiles to Fight Iran and Yemen at Once

Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen have declared a naval blockade on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait against Saudi Arabia, threatening a second oil chokepoint alongside...

Isaac SeitzJuly 21, 2026

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Saudi Arabia’s Whole Backup Plan for Slipping Around Hormuz Just Hit a Wall — the Houthis Blockaded the Red Sea Route It Leans On

The Iran-backed Houthis have declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, threatening Red Sea shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and opening a second...

Jack BuckbyJuly 21, 2026

The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) steams behind the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 31, 2006. The Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf.

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Iran Is Now Striking Tankers off the Oman Coast as the Strait of Hormuz Empties Out — and Only the Bravest Ships Still Dare to Cross

Tanker and gas-carrier traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply — from roughly 90 crossings to 30, by one count — as...

Isaac SeitzJuly 21, 2026

SIBUTU PASSAGE (Feb. 6, 2025) – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) transit the Sibutu Passage Feb. 6, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Walker)

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A Sanctioned Russian Oil Tanker Is Breaking Apart Off Oman — Threatening to Drown a Whale and Turtle Sanctuary in Crude

A sanctioned Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker, the Caroline Bezengi, has run aground and begun breaking apart off Oman, spilling crude into a protected...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 21, 2026

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Iran Just Struck Kuwait’s Power and Desalination Plants — Putting the Drinking Water of Millions Across the Gulf at Risk

A tenth straight night of U.S. strikes hit Iran, but Tehran struck another tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and hit Kuwait's power and...

Jack BuckbyJuly 21, 2026

The U.S. Navy Gerald R. Ford–class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 4 June 2020, marking the first time a Gerald R. Ford–class and a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier operated together underway.

Dollars and Sense

Ships Are Now Refusing to Sail Through Hormuz — and a Maritime Expert Says It’s ‘Purely About the Fear’ Gripping Crews

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says two 'deviant' tankers exploded after passing through the Strait of Hormuz, where crews are now refusing to move, one expert...

Stephen SilverJuly 21, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. Carl Vinson is on a scheduled western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

The Treaty

Hormuz Once Carried 140 Ships a Day — Now Only Four Still Dare to Cross, and the U.S.-Iran War Is Choking Off Global Trade

The U.S.-Iran war has narrowed to one battleground: the Strait of Hormuz, which once carried 140 ships a day and now sees only four...

Brandon WeichertJuly 21, 2026

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The Treaty

Mediators Have Handed Tehran a Ten-Day Ceasefire Plan — Even as Trump Threatens Strikes Near a Fortified Nuclear Mountain

The Treaty

CENTCOM Keeps Insisting the Strait of Hormuz Is Open — but the Latest Shipping Data Shows Traffic Has Collapsed by Ninety Percent

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Houthis Are Blockading Saudi Arabia — and the U.S. Now Fears It Lacks the Missiles to Fight Iran and Yemen at Once

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Arabia’s Whole Backup Plan for Slipping Around Hormuz Just Hit a Wall — the Houthis Blockaded the Red Sea Route It Leans On

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Is Now Striking Tankers off the Oman Coast as the Strait of Hormuz Empties Out — and Only the Bravest Ships Still Dare to Cross

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Sanctioned Russian Oil Tanker Is Breaking Apart Off Oman — Threatening to Drown a Whale and Turtle Sanctuary in Crude

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Struck Kuwait’s Power and Desalination Plants — Putting the Drinking Water of Millions Across the Gulf at Risk

Dollars and Sense

Ships Are Now Refusing to Sail Through Hormuz — and a Maritime Expert Says It’s ‘Purely About the Fear’ Gripping Crews

The Treaty

Hormuz Once Carried 140 Ships a Day — Now Only Four Still Dare to Cross, and the U.S.-Iran War Is Choking Off Global Trade

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