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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, fires the first naval strike missile from a U.S. destroyer July 18. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

The Treaty

Trump’s Blockade Has Choked Off 95% of the Tanker Traffic Around Iran — and Tehran Is Feeling It

Summary and Key Points: When Trump announced his blockade of Iran in April, the goal was simple: choke off the oil money that keeps...

Jack BuckbyJune 1, 2026

(Oct. 17, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) transits the Arabian Gulf, Oct 17, 2017. Nimitz is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While in this region, the ship and strike group are conducting maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, preserve freedom of navigation, and maintain the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Claypool/Released)

The Treaty

Iran Has Turned the Strait of Hormuz Into a $100 Billion Tollbooth — and the World Is Paying

Iran isn’t just blockading the Strait of Hormuz anymore — it’s monetizing it. A new law creates a dedicated agency, backed by the Revolutionary...

Brandon WeichertJune 1, 2026

President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in the Cabinet Room. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

Iran Walked Out of Talks and Threatened the World’s Oil — Hours Later, Trump Said They Were Back On

Last week, the Trump administration was publicly signaling that a deal with Iran was coming soon – but the prospect of a permanent peace...

Jack BuckbyJune 1, 2026

Donald Trump at the Big Desk in Oval Office

The Treaty

The Iran Ceasefire Is Dead

Trump’s Ceasefire Mirage Is Collapsing: and the War Is About to Return: The purported ceasefire between the United States and the Islamic Republic of...

Brandon WeichertJune 1, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘An Oil Crisis Is Coming’: Donald Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Pandora’s Box Is the Ultimate National Security Nightmare

Iran’s decision to walk away – breaking in the news right now – from the negotiating table and threatening to seal the Strait of...

Harry J. KazianisJune 1, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team commander and pilot, takes off from Selfridge Air National Guard base for the 2020 London SkyDrive Air Show in Canada Sep. 12, 2020, Harrison Township, Mich. The F-35 Demo Team flew alongside the F-16 Viper, the F-22 Raptor, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration teams in London, Ontario, Canada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighters: The U.S. Air Force Is Flying 63-Year-Old Tankers — and It’s Becoming a Crisis

Summary and Key Points: In June 2025’s Operation Midnight Hammer, seven B-2 stealth bombers flew a 36-hour, 12,000-mile round trip from Missouri to strike...

Reuben JohnsonMay 31, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft soars through the air during exercise Marauder Shield 26.1 within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 11, 2025. Marauder Shield 26.1 emphasized a coordinated response to the growing threat of unmanned aerial systems. The exercise featured advanced counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems integration between the U.S. and Kuwaiti forces, bolstering regional security and demonstrating a commitment to collaborative defense.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Might Have Used a Chinese-Made Missile to Shoot Down an F-15E Strike Eagle Flown by the U.S. Air Force

Summary and Key Points: A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran in April — the first U.S. fighter downed by ground...

Reuben JohnsonMay 31, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Could Wipe Out Every U.S. Base in Asia in the Opening Hours of a War

Summary and Key Points: America’s network of major bases across Asia — its biggest bet for deterring China — now sits within range of...

Brandon WeichertMay 30, 2026

President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

Donald Trump’s Iran War Could Become America’s ‘Syracuse’ — the Disaster That Ended an Empire

Three months into his war with Iran, President Trump faces a fork in the road. Thousands of American and Israeli strikes have killed Iranian...

Gil BarndollarMay 29, 2026

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The Treaty

Trump’s Blockade Has Choked Off 95% of the Tanker Traffic Around Iran — and Tehran Is Feeling It

The Treaty

Iran Has Turned the Strait of Hormuz Into a $100 Billion Tollbooth — and the World Is Paying

Dollars and Sense

Iran Walked Out of Talks and Threatened the World’s Oil — Hours Later, Trump Said They Were Back On

The Treaty

The Iran Ceasefire Is Dead

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘An Oil Crisis Is Coming’: Donald Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Pandora’s Box Is the Ultimate National Security Nightmare

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighters: The U.S. Air Force Is Flying 63-Year-Old Tankers — and It’s Becoming a Crisis

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Might Have Used a Chinese-Made Missile to Shoot Down an F-15E Strike Eagle Flown by the U.S. Air Force

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Could Wipe Out Every U.S. Base in Asia in the Opening Hours of a War

The Treaty

Donald Trump’s Iran War Could Become America’s ‘Syracuse’ — the Disaster That Ended an Empire

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