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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)

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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)

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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

An F/A-18F Super Hornet Strike Fighter Squadron 103 is parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the ship operates in the Arabian Sea on Dec. 5, 2006. The Eisenhower is in the Arabian Sea in support of maritime security operations.

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Washington Never Guessed the Iran Ceasefire Would Hand Tehran a Renewed Economic Lifeline — but That’s Exactly What It Just Did

Reporting cited by Brandon Weichert indicates Iran exported some 70 million barrels — nearly $6 billion gross — during the short-lived MOU, roughly a...

Brandon WeichertJuly 20, 2026

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The Houthis Just Announced a Blockade of Saudi Arabia’s Ports — and Fired Their First Missiles at the Kingdom in More Than Four Years

Energy Secretary Chris Wright told ABC News the US has 'pivoted' — from seeking Iran's agreement to guaranteeing oil flows through Hormuz with or...

Caleb LarsonJuly 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

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Trump Promised the Iran War Would Be Over Quickly — Nearly Five Months In, Seventeen Americans Are Dead and the Mission Keeps Growing

Seventeen U.S. service members have died since the Iran war began February 28, with more than 400 wounded by CBS's running count. A CNN...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 20, 2026

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, fire a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during their Table 15 qualification on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30, 2026. Table 15 is a mandatory U.S. Army training and certification exercise for field artillery batteries that tests their ability to integrate artillery fires into a realistic tactical scenario. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Austin Robertson)

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America Has Already Killed Iran’s Supreme Leader — a Decorated Special Forces Veteran Says Stopping There Is ‘Strategic Incoherence’

Retired Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel Stephen D. Cook argues that five months of airpower and blockade cannot permanently end Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Invoking the...

Stephen D. CookJuly 19, 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

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Washington Never Guessed the Iran Ceasefire Would Hand Tehran a Renewed Economic Lifeline — but That’s Exactly What It Just Did

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Houthis Just Announced a Blockade of Saudi Arabia’s Ports — and Fired Their First Missiles at the Kingdom in More Than Four Years

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

Trump Promised the Iran War Would Be Over Quickly — Nearly Five Months In, Seventeen Americans Are Dead and the Mission Keeps Growing

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

America Has Already Killed Iran’s Supreme Leader — a Decorated Special Forces Veteran Says Stopping There Is ‘Strategic Incoherence’

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