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Iran’s Hybrid War, in Tehran’s Own Words: Not One Front and Not One Tool, per an Adviser to the Parliament Speake

With Hamas and Hezbollah battered, Tehran is rebuilding its proxy network through the Houthis and Iraq's militias — Houthi emissaries have worked inside Iraqi-run...

Shay BottomleySeptember 9, 2026

Fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah carried out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The show of force came ahead of “Liberation Day,” the annual celebration of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from south Lebanon on May 25, 2000, and in the wake of a recent escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict in the Gaza Strip.

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Trump Personally Asked Iraq’s New Prime Minister to Demilitarize the Militias — and the Closest to Iran Say They Won’t Disarm

Iran's most active proxies are no longer led by Hezbollah, per an AP-cited report: the Houthis and Iraqi militias have taken over, with Houthi...

Stephen SilverSeptember 9, 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)

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Saudi Exports Through the Red Sea Have Risen Eightfold, and That Is the Very Route Now Under Attack

The Houthis say the strikes answered Saudi attacks on Yemeni provinces the day before. Government forces meanwhile report gains across four provinces and are...

Shay BottomleySeptember 9, 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 an air show at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, June 21, 2025. 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 at air shows across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)

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Iran Has a Problem: Every Time It Tries to Attack the US Military It Ends Up Losing Far More Than It Ever Thought Possible

Central Command named four carriers struck in the Gulf of Oman and a fifth near Kharg Island. The Revolutionary Guard says it answered by...

Jack BuckbySeptember 9, 2026

A B-2 Spirit gets ready to taxi out for Red Flag-Nellis 24-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 16, 2024. This Red Flag provides complex realistic scenarios concentrated on warfighting in the Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brianna Vetro)

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Iran’s Battle Claims Just Got Hit with a Flat Denial: No Warship Was Struck, and Every IRGC Attempt Failed, CENTCOM Say

Iran claims it struck two US vessels and eight tankers near Hormuz — Washington flatly denies any warship was hit, and Rubio says Iran...

Georgia GilholySeptember 9, 2026

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Trump Just Got Handed the Satellite Evidence: Construction at Pickaxe Mountain Surged This Year, Two Kilometers from Natanz

A new CSIS satellite analysis finds construction at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain surged this year — the busiest activity in the site's history, two kilometers...

Stephen SilverSeptember 9, 2026

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)

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Donald Trump Just Ordered US Military Forces to Sink Iran’s Tanker Fleet and Tehran Is Already Firing Back

CENTCOM says it destroyed five Iranian crude tankers, naming the ships, after the IRGC fired ballistic missiles at a US warship two days running....

Stephen SilverSeptember 9, 2026

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the South China Sea, June 8, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eliora Sims)

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The Gulf No Longer Sees the Iran War as a Crisis with an End Date, Qatar’s Spokesman Says — It Is Becoming the New Normal

Gulf states are adapting to a war they no longer see as temporary, Qatar's spokesman says — a new normal. A UAE port outside...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 8, 2026

President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office after attending a Back to School and Education Freedom event, Monday, August 24, 2026, in the White House Rose Garden. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

Dollars and Sense

The Problem That Could Cost Donald Trump the Midterms: High Gas Prices That Just Refuse to Go Down Thanks to the Iran War

Oil touched its highest since July after the Houthi attack on Saudi oil, and the pain is landing at American pumps: records on Labor...

Stephen SilverSeptember 8, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Hybrid War, in Tehran’s Own Words: Not One Front and Not One Tool, per an Adviser to the Parliament Speake

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Personally Asked Iraq’s New Prime Minister to Demilitarize the Militias — and the Closest to Iran Say They Won’t Disarm

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Exports Through the Red Sea Have Risen Eightfold, and That Is the Very Route Now Under Attack

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Has a Problem: Every Time It Tries to Attack the US Military It Ends Up Losing Far More Than It Ever Thought Possible

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Battle Claims Just Got Hit with a Flat Denial: No Warship Was Struck, and Every IRGC Attempt Failed, CENTCOM Say

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Got Handed the Satellite Evidence: Construction at Pickaxe Mountain Surged This Year, Two Kilometers from Natanz

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Donald Trump Just Ordered US Military Forces to Sink Iran’s Tanker Fleet and Tehran Is Already Firing Back

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Gulf No Longer Sees the Iran War as a Crisis with an End Date, Qatar’s Spokesman Says — It Is Becoming the New Normal

Dollars and Sense

The Problem That Could Cost Donald Trump the Midterms: High Gas Prices That Just Refuse to Go Down Thanks to the Iran War

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