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U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) steams in the Indian Ocean, July 2, 2026. Mustin is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)

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Forget About Oil and Hormuz: Scientists Are Warning About What Is Quietly Growing on All Those Idle Ship Hulls

A new study warns that more than fifteen hundred ships sitting idle near the Strait of Hormuz are accumulating marine growth that could spread...

Stephen SilverJuly 31, 2026

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Physicist John M. Martinis, Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, OMB Director Russ Vought, and others, delivers remarks after signing an Executive Order on quantum computing in the Oval Office, Monday, June 22, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

Dollars and Sense

The Collapse of Donald Trump Is Just Getting Started

Trump's approval has fallen to the lowest point of his second term across several major polls, with Quinnipiac recording his worst number in either...

Jack BuckbyJuly 31, 2026

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

There’s 1 Simple Reason That the Iran Memorandum Failed: It Was a Real Estate Term Applied to an Actual Shooting War Instead

An Atlantic analysis by Nancy Youssef and Jonathan Lemire argues Trump has never understood what the Iranian regime is willing to absorb. Both sides...

Stephen SilverJuly 31, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Handed a Masterclass to Trump As a Brutal Lesson: The US Air Force and Navy Can’t Bomb Tehran Into Quitting

Kuwait has acknowledged for the first time that Iranian drones entered its airspace, saying air defences caught them before they reached vital sites and...

Jack BuckbyJuly 31, 2026

'We'll Probably Hit Them Hard Again Tonight': Trump Just Unleashed 80 Strikes on Iran After It Attacked Ships in the Strait of Hormuz

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Trump Has a New Problem: The Suez Canal Is Now One of the Very Last Major Export Routes Left Open for Saudi Oil at All Now

Saudi Arabia has formed a thirteen-nation maritime alliance to protect shipping after the Houthi blockade, with neither the Emirates nor Oman among the members....

Stephen SilverJuly 31, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team pilot and commander, practices at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA, November 12th, 2025. The F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration showcases the unmatched maneuverability of the airframe by executing a series of combat maneuvers to inspire Americans and their allies, and deter foreign adversaries. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Michael Bowman)

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Iran Just Warned Washington That Every New Strike Widens the War — and Now Hormuz Isn’t the Only Chokepoint Under Threat

Tehran is squeezing the world's shipping lanes even as its own economy buckles — and the pressure reaches Americans every time gas prices tick...

Caleb LarsonJuly 31, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon during AirVenture at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 24, 2026. The F-16, a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, demonstrates its versatility through dynamic aerial demonstrations across the U.S. and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Cardo)

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Forget the Tit-for-Tat Iran War Attacks: An Official Says the Next Stretch Could Be Bigger and Cover a Far Larger Area

The Wall Street Journal reports that CENTCOM's commander has prepared a punishing air campaign against Iran that could run two weeks, on the theory...

Stephen SilverJuly 30, 2026

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Iran Is Reportedly Set to Receive Up to Four Hundred Chinese Shoulder-Fired Launchers to Plug the Gaps in Its Skies

Iran is reportedly set to receive up to four hundred Chinese shoulder-fired air defence launchers, which analysts say would not stop stealth fighters but...

Caleb LarsonJuly 30, 2026

Maj. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies an F-35 assigned to the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron at the Wings Over Houston Airshow, Texas, Oct. 15, 2023. The airshow showcases vintage World War II aircraft alongside modern aviation and has supported a variety of local and national charities during its 39-year history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish)

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Iran Says It Hit Three F-35 Fighters in Jordan, CENTCOM Says Nothing Got Through, and the Satellite Imagery Is Too Poor to Tell

Iranian sources say drones and ballistic missiles struck two Jordanian air bases and hit three F-35 fighters. CENTCOM denies it. Satellite imagery appears to...

Isaac SeitzJuly 30, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget About Oil and Hormuz: Scientists Are Warning About What Is Quietly Growing on All Those Idle Ship Hulls

Dollars and Sense

The Collapse of Donald Trump Is Just Getting Started

The Treaty

There’s 1 Simple Reason That the Iran Memorandum Failed: It Was a Real Estate Term Applied to an Actual Shooting War Instead

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Handed a Masterclass to Trump As a Brutal Lesson: The US Air Force and Navy Can’t Bomb Tehran Into Quitting

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Has a New Problem: The Suez Canal Is Now One of the Very Last Major Export Routes Left Open for Saudi Oil at All Now

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Warned Washington That Every New Strike Widens the War — and Now Hormuz Isn’t the Only Chokepoint Under Threat

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget the Tit-for-Tat Iran War Attacks: An Official Says the Next Stretch Could Be Bigger and Cover a Far Larger Area

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Is Reportedly Set to Receive Up to Four Hundred Chinese Shoulder-Fired Launchers to Plug the Gaps in Its Skies

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Says It Hit Three F-35 Fighters in Jordan, CENTCOM Says Nothing Got Through, and the Satellite Imagery Is Too Poor to Tell

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