Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More An Iranian Vietnam-Era F-5 Fighter Jet Slipped Past Patriot PAC-3 Batteries and Bombed a U.S. Base in Kuwait An Iranian Vietnam-era F-5 fighter jet slipped past U.S. Patriot PAC-3 air defense batteries and bombed a U.S. base in Kuwait. The F-5 flew... Reuben JohnsonMay 13, 2026
The Treaty The IEA Director Just Called the Iran War ‘The Largest Supply Disruption in the History of the Global Oil Market’ — Trump Heads to Beijing for the Xi Summit U.S. President Donald Trump heads to Beijing this week for a May 14-15 summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The IEA director recently called... Andrew LathamMay 13, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The UAE Secretly Struck Iran’s Lavan Island Refinery and Knocked Out Most of Its Capacity — Iran Retaliated With Missiles and Drones The United Arab Emirates secretly conducted military strikes against Iran during the 2026 war. The strikes were revealed in a Wall Street Journal report.... Reuben JohnsonMay 12, 2026
The Treaty An Adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Just Told Trump ‘We Defeated You on the Battlefield’ — Trump Aides Are Reportedly Discussing Combat Resumption On Monday, US President Donald Trump stated that the US ceasefire with Iran was in jeopardy. The statement came after he received what he... Reuben JohnsonMay 12, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Naval Blockade Cannot End the Strait of Hormuz Crisis — China Buys 90% of Iran’s Oil and Has Not Pulled Back Since the February 28 strikes on Iran, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to roughly 5% of pre-war levels. That removes approximately... Andrew LathamMay 12, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Bank of England Governor Just Warned of a ‘Very Big Energy Shock’ From the Iran War — UK Summer Travel May Be Disrupted It has been ten weeks since the first U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, and the global economy is still awaiting the full bill. Iran’s deliberate... Georgia GilholyMay 11, 2026
Dollars and Sense The World Is Losing 100,000,000 Barrels of Oil Per Week — Even the IEA’s Largest-Ever Strategic Reserve Release Cannot Keep Up Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warned Monday that the world is losing approximately 100 million barrels of oil per week. Tanker traffic through the... Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026
Dollars and Sense JPMorgan Iran Warning: Global Oil Reserves Will Hit ‘Operational Stress’ Levels by August From the Strait of Hormuz Blockade The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for over two months due to the Iran war. The damage is spreading well beyond oil... Harrison KassMay 11, 2026
Dollars and Sense Hormuz Oil Crisis: 1,000,000,000 Barrels Have Vanished From the Global Market Due To Iran War — Pakistan Has Only 20 Days of Supply Left Up to 1 billion barrels of oil supply have been removed from the global market. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for... Brent M. EastwoodMay 11, 2026