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President Donald J. Trump signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

Washington Just Got Handed the Deal It Spent the War Opposing: Iran Would Get Control of the Strait of Hormuz for Three Months

Brandon J. Weichert argues the Iran-Oman arrangement now in its final stages is nothing like the deal Trump describes. Citing Al Jazeera, Reuters, and...

Brandon WeichertAugust 4, 2026

President Donald J. Trump meets with his cabinet at Camp David, Maryland on Friday, July 31, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

Iran Just Got Handed a Deadline: Trump Says Reach an Agreement With Oman by Tuesday or Face What He Calls Decapitation Strikes

Steve Balestrieri reports that Trump wants an Iran-Oman deal on the strait within a day, warning of what he calls decapitation strikes and describing...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 4, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Pentagon Just Got Handed a Bill It Cannot Pay: A Scholar Says America Must Retrench, Spend Far More, or Go Cheap and Mass-Produced

Dr. Robert E. Kelly argues the Iran war has exposed the limits of America's exquisite-weapons model, with stockpile depletion now shaping Trump's escalation choices....

Robert KellyAugust 4, 2026

New HIMARS Attack Creative Commons Photo.

The Treaty

Donald Trump Just Got Handed an Off-Ramp on Hormuz: The Catch Is He Cannot Call It the Deal He Has Been Demanding in Public

Dr. Andrew Latham argues the Oman-Iran corridor taking shape is an off-ramp Trump can take — but not the settlement he described. Baghaei's own...

Andrew LathamAugust 4, 2026

Caleb Larson reports on an Iran war entering its sixth month: a Pentagon cost figure disputed as an undercount, Republicans tepid on more funding, and Trump warning of a 'last chance' and 'decapitation.' Reuters reports tankers running the Houthi blockade dark while others divert, and The Guardian says Riyadh may be preparing a land offensive.

The Treaty

Trump Warned Iran’s Leadership It Faces ‘Decapitation’ if No Deal Is Struck — and Said Tehran Is Facing Its ‘Last Chance’

Caleb Larson reports on an Iran war entering its sixth month: a Pentagon cost figure disputed as an undercount, Republicans tepid on more funding,...

Caleb LarsonAugust 4, 2026

A Louisiana Air National Guard F-15C Eagle streaks above the Ohio River during the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky., April 18, 2026. More than a dozen military aircraft performed during the show, including four Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing and two UH-60 Black Hawks from the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Frankfort-based 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

The Treaty

Forget Whether Trump Will Finally Pull the Trigger on Iran: The Real Question Is Whether America Can Afford to Keep Making the Threat

Jack Buckby traces a pattern running since March: Trump sets a deadline for Iran, threatens a massive escalation, then extends, pauses, or cancels at...

Jack BuckbyAugust 3, 2026

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and others, makes an announcement on coal, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

Oil Could Hit $150 Per Barrel and Economic Agony for America: If the Iran War Keeps Going and the Strait of Hormuz Stays Closed

Iran War Ending? We Should Hope So: The world is sitting in stunned confusion (perhaps pleasant surprise is a better term, considering where it...

Brandon WeichertAugust 3, 2026

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a FIFA reception at Trump Tower in New York City, Friday, July 17, 2026, ahead of the World Cup Final on Sunday. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

Donald Trump Has Lost the Iran War and He Has No Way to Fix It Now

While many are breathing a sigh of relief over President Donald J. Trump’s apparent de-escalation with the Islamic Republic of Iran, there remain some...

Brandon WeichertAugust 3, 2026

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)

The Treaty

Trump Says the Saudi Crown Prince Told Him ‘We Would Much Prefer a Deal’ Because ‘You Don’t Know Where These Attacks Lead’

Steve Balestrieri reports Trump says Saudi Arabia's crown prince urged a deal over an attack — 'you don't know where these attacks lead' —...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 3, 2026

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Dollars and Sense

Washington Just Got Handed the Deal It Spent the War Opposing: Iran Would Get Control of the Strait of Hormuz for Three Months

The Treaty

Iran Just Got Handed a Deadline: Trump Says Reach an Agreement With Oman by Tuesday or Face What He Calls Decapitation Strikes

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Pentagon Just Got Handed a Bill It Cannot Pay: A Scholar Says America Must Retrench, Spend Far More, or Go Cheap and Mass-Produced

The Treaty

Donald Trump Just Got Handed an Off-Ramp on Hormuz: The Catch Is He Cannot Call It the Deal He Has Been Demanding in Public

The Treaty

Trump Warned Iran’s Leadership It Faces ‘Decapitation’ if No Deal Is Struck — and Said Tehran Is Facing Its ‘Last Chance’

The Treaty

Forget Whether Trump Will Finally Pull the Trigger on Iran: The Real Question Is Whether America Can Afford to Keep Making the Threat

Dollars and Sense

Oil Could Hit $150 Per Barrel and Economic Agony for America: If the Iran War Keeps Going and the Strait of Hormuz Stays Closed

The Treaty

Donald Trump Has Lost the Iran War and He Has No Way to Fix It Now

The Treaty

Trump Says the Saudi Crown Prince Told Him ‘We Would Much Prefer a Deal’ Because ‘You Don’t Know Where These Attacks Lead’

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