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The Iran War Exposed America’s Real Weakness — Not Its Weapons, but How Fast It Runs Out of Them. China Is Taking Notes

America's bombers and missiles did their job in Iran. The awkward part came after: key inventories — Tomahawks, Patriots, THAAD, anti-ship weapons — that...

Andrew LathamJune 26, 2026

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Bulkeley, right, and USS Mason participate in a strait transit exercise. Bulkeley and Mason are part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group and are conducting work-ups and flight operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Jared M. King)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Proved It Can Choke the World’s Oil. Now the Gulf Is Quietly Building Ways to Make Sure It Never Can Again

Iran proved during the war that it can choke off a fifth of the world's oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Now Gulf states...

Jack BuckbyJune 25, 2026

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii. Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its on board AN/SPY-1 radar. The event was the third consecutive successful intercept test of the SM-3 Block IB missile. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Fired on a Cargo Ship Near Oman — Hours After Warning Vessels Not to Use the New UN-Backed Route

Iran fired on a cargo ship off Oman on Thursday — hours after warning vessels not to use a new UN-backed route through the...

Jack BuckbyJune 25, 2026

Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Sunset

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Oil Is Flowing Through the Strait of Hormuz Again — but Iran’s Mines Are Still in the Water and Hundreds of Ships Are Stuck

Oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz again — Trump touts a record 19 million barrels in a day, and prices have fallen...

Steve BalestrieriJune 25, 2026

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Combat Drill. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Dollars and Sense

America Had the Bigger Military and Still Lost the Oil War to Iran. Here’s the One Thing Aircraft Carriers Couldn’t Fix

Most accounts credit U.S. firepower or Iranian resilience for ending the war. This analysis argues the real story was oil — and the outcome...

Andrew LathamJune 25, 2026

The Treaty

Rubio Says Iran’s Iraqi Militias Must Stop Before the Region Can Find Peace

Speaking in the UAE, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned there can be no end to the region's conflicts while Iranian-backed militias launch attacks...

Seth FrantzmanJune 24, 2026

President Donald J. Trump signs an Executive Order creating an anti-fraud task force to be led by Vice President JD Vance, Monday, March 16, 2026, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

Trump Says There Are ‘No Tolls’ in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran Keeps Talking About ‘Service Fees.’ Both Can’t Be Right

Trump says there are "no tolls, no insurance costs, and no other charges" in the Strait of Hormuz — and threatens to end talks...

Jack BuckbyJune 24, 2026

(DoD photo by Sgt. Bob O'Donahoo, Australian Army. (Released))

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In 2004, the U.S. Army Bet $160 Billion on a Drone-Powered Future. As a RAND Analyst, I Told Them It Would Never Work

In 2004, the U.S. Army bet $160 billion on the Future Combat System — a fleet of networked, drone-powered vehicles meant to replace the...

Brent M. EastwoodJune 24, 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)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Iran Deal Explicitly Bans Threats of Force. Trump Just Made Another One — and It Could Blow Up the Talks

The Iran deal Trump signed explicitly bans both sides from threatening force. On Tuesday, he made another implied threat anyway — "I'll do what...

Jack BuckbyJune 24, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Iran War Exposed America’s Real Weakness — Not Its Weapons, but How Fast It Runs Out of Them. China Is Taking Notes

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Proved It Can Choke the World’s Oil. Now the Gulf Is Quietly Building Ways to Make Sure It Never Can Again

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Fired on a Cargo Ship Near Oman — Hours After Warning Vessels Not to Use the New UN-Backed Route

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Oil Is Flowing Through the Strait of Hormuz Again — but Iran’s Mines Are Still in the Water and Hundreds of Ships Are Stuck

Dollars and Sense

America Had the Bigger Military and Still Lost the Oil War to Iran. Here’s the One Thing Aircraft Carriers Couldn’t Fix

The Treaty

Rubio Says Iran’s Iraqi Militias Must Stop Before the Region Can Find Peace

Dollars and Sense

Trump Says There Are ‘No Tolls’ in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran Keeps Talking About ‘Service Fees.’ Both Can’t Be Right

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

In 2004, the U.S. Army Bet $160 Billion on a Drone-Powered Future. As a RAND Analyst, I Told Them It Would Never Work

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Iran Deal Explicitly Bans Threats of Force. Trump Just Made Another One — and It Could Blow Up the Talks

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