The Treaty Forget Oil: The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Creating Some Really Strange Shortages No One Expected Summary and Key Points: Ask most people what an oil shortage looks like, and they’ll say expensive gas. They won’t say a bakery asking... Brandon WeichertJune 4, 2026
The Treaty Trump’s War on Iran Could Still End in a Historic Victory — or Bring Down His Presidency. It All Comes Down to One Thing Summary and Key Points: Strip away the politics, and Trump’s war on Iran reads like two completely different stories. In one, it’s a stunning... Brent M. EastwoodJune 4, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Iran Thinks Time Is Its Best Weapon Against America. Trump Needs to Take That Off the Table Can Trump Extricate Himself from the Iran War?: When President George W. Bush ordered U.S. troops to invade Iraq almost a quarter century ago,... Michael RubinJune 4, 2026
Dollars and Sense Why the Iran War’s Trajectory May Hinge on China’s Strategic Oil Reserves Summary and Key Points: Almost every conversation about the Iran War points the same way — toward Tehran, the Strait of Hormuz, the warships... Andrew LathamJune 4, 2026
The Treaty Trump’s Iran War Has No Clean Endgame — and the Likeliest Deal Would Favor Tehran U.S. President Donald J. Trump has found himself in a mess, or perhaps it is better to say he has created one for himself.... Robert FarleyJune 4, 2026
Dollars and Sense Everyone’s Watching Gas Prices. The Fuel That Could Actually Break the Economy Is the One Almost No One Talks Abou Summary and Key Points: Here’s a thought experiment one national security analyst can’t shake: what if the Strait of Hormuz simply stays closed —... Brandon WeichertJune 4, 2026
The Treaty America Has Already Lost the Iran War — and Trump’s Two Options Left Are Both Disasters The United States has been effectively defeated by Iran in this year’s war. US President Donald Trump has been unable to coerce acceptable terms... Robert E. KellyJune 4, 2026
Dollars and Sense The OECD’s Worst-Case Scenario for the Iran War Ends in a Recession Rivaling 2008 — and the Ceasefire Is Already Breaking Down Summary and Key Points – For years, the economists’ watchlist was the same: AI, debt, trade, and demographics. The OECD just rewrote it. Its... Brandon WeichertJune 3, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Iran Just Struck Kuwait International Airport — And the Ceasefire Could Be Next The Kuwait Airport Strikes Explained – Summary and Key Points: Iran’s missile and drone strikes on Kuwait International Airport mark a dangerous escalation in the... Jack BuckbyJune 3, 2026