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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts rudder turns during sea trials.

The Treaty

CENTCOM Keeps Insisting the Strait of Hormuz Is Open — but the Latest Shipping Data Shows Traffic Has Collapsed by Ninety Percent

Iran's Revolutionary Guard struck another tanker off Oman on Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon ship, as a tenth straight night of U.S. airstrikes...

Jack Buckby2 hours ago

(Aug. 8, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) at sea during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug. 8. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates allied interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold /Released)

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The Houthis Are Blockading Saudi Arabia — and the U.S. Now Fears It Lacks the Missiles to Fight Iran and Yemen at Once

Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen have declared a naval blockade on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait against Saudi Arabia, threatening a second oil chokepoint alongside...

Isaac Seitz2 hours ago

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Saudi Arabia’s Whole Backup Plan for Slipping Around Hormuz Just Hit a Wall — the Houthis Blockaded the Red Sea Route It Leans On

The Iran-backed Houthis have declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, threatening Red Sea shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and opening a second...

Jack Buckby4 hours ago

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North Korea Has Already Sent More Than 13,000 Troops to Fight for Putin in Ukraine — and Kim Wants to Send Thousands More

North Korea has sent more than 13,000 troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine and keeps its artillery supplied with shells, while Moscow offers...

Brent M. Eastwood5 hours ago

(October 30, 2007) - USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) following a six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA). All Naval vessels are periodically inspected by INSURV to check their material condition and battle readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (AW) M. Jeremie Yoder.

Dollars and Sense

A Supertanker Loaded With Two Million Barrels of Saudi Crude Just Turned Around in the Red Sea to Escape the Houthis

A supertanker hauling about two million barrels of Saudi oil to China reversed course in the southern Red Sea under Houthi threat, Bloomberg reported,...

Stephen Silver9 hours ago

B-52 Stratofortress, 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, loaded with 12 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) heads toward Iraq with it's new mission directive. The bomber's mission is to provide close air support for coalition troops stabilizing the country of Iraq, April 15, 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqi's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland) (Released)

Dollars and Sense

A Retired Air Marshal Says Iran Just Won a Two-Year War Without Beating Its Enemies in the Air — It Bankrupted Them Instead

Over two years, Iran spent an estimated $4–6 billion on missiles and drones while forcing its enemies to spend far more on defense, a...

Anupam Agarwal9 hours ago

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)

Dollars and Sense

Iran and Oman Just Floated a Plan to End the Hormuz Crisis — the Fix Is Charging Ships a Fee to Sail Through the Strait

Iran and Oman are moving toward a financial compromise to restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz: charge selected ships for defined maritime services...

Harry J. Kazianis10 hours ago

(Oct. 30, 2007) - USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts rudder checks as part of the ship's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) following a six-month Planned Incremental Availability. All naval vessels are periodically inspected by INSURV to check their material condition and battle readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class M. Jeremie Yoder (RELEASED)

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Saudi Oil Shipments Through the Red Sea Have Already Dropped 36 Percent — the Houthis Just Declared a Blockade Over the Iran War

Yemen's Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, telling ships to avoid its ports, per Reuters and the New York Times. Saudi crude...

Steve Balestrieri10 hours ago

Dollars and Sense

Yemen’s Houthis Just Declared a Blockade on Saudi Arabia’s Ports — and Opened a Dangerous New Front in America’s War With Iran

Yemen's Houthis declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia's ports, telling shipping companies not to use them, per New York Times reporting. The move...

Harry J. Kazianis11 hours ago

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The Treaty

CENTCOM Keeps Insisting the Strait of Hormuz Is Open — but the Latest Shipping Data Shows Traffic Has Collapsed by Ninety Percent

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Houthis Are Blockading Saudi Arabia — and the U.S. Now Fears It Lacks the Missiles to Fight Iran and Yemen at Once

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Arabia’s Whole Backup Plan for Slipping Around Hormuz Just Hit a Wall — the Houthis Blockaded the Red Sea Route It Leans On

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

North Korea Has Already Sent More Than 13,000 Troops to Fight for Putin in Ukraine — and Kim Wants to Send Thousands More

Dollars and Sense

A Supertanker Loaded With Two Million Barrels of Saudi Crude Just Turned Around in the Red Sea to Escape the Houthis

Dollars and Sense

A Retired Air Marshal Says Iran Just Won a Two-Year War Without Beating Its Enemies in the Air — It Bankrupted Them Instead

Dollars and Sense

Iran and Oman Just Floated a Plan to End the Hormuz Crisis — the Fix Is Charging Ships a Fee to Sail Through the Strait

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Oil Shipments Through the Red Sea Have Already Dropped 36 Percent — the Houthis Just Declared a Blockade Over the Iran War

Dollars and Sense

Yemen’s Houthis Just Declared a Blockade on Saudi Arabia’s Ports — and Opened a Dangerous New Front in America’s War With Iran

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