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President Donald Trump announces tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

There May Be Only One Way to Truly Reopen the Strait of Hormuz — and It Involves American Boots on Iranian Soil

Defense expert Harrison Kass examines why months of strikes, blockades, and diplomacy haven't reopened the Strait of Hormuz: Iran spent decades building dispersed, survivable...

Harrison KassJuly 14, 2026

Dollars and Sense

There May Be a Hidden Reason Trump Keeps Pausing the Iran War — America’s Emergency Oil Is Closer to Empty Than Anyone Admits

Brandon Weichert argues Trump's repeated Iran-war pauses may be about something unspoken: America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is hitting 'bottom barrel,' Cushing is nearing its...

Brandon WeichertJuly 14, 2026

President Donald J. Trump watches the liftoff of Artemis II in the Outer Oval Office, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Dollars and Sense

Trump and Iran Now Both Claim to Be the ‘Guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz — and Both Want the World to Pay Them for It

Trump reinstated the 'Iranian Blockade' with a 20% Hormuz toll — and Iran's foreign minister mockingly agreed, claiming Tehran is the strait's true paid...

Isaac SeitzJuly 14, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Soldiers Were Told It Was Safe to Leave Their Bunkers — 30 Minutes Later, an Iranian Drone Killed Six of Them

Survivors of the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. soldiers at Kuwait's Port Shuaiba tell the Washington Post commanders were warned the site...

Jack BuckbyJuly 13, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 27, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russel (DDG 59) and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transit the Eastern Pacific Ocean Nov. 27, 2019. Paul Hamilton is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew F. Jackson)

Dollars and Sense

Ships in the Strait of Hormuz Are Switching Off Their Trackers and Going Dark — Hoping Iran Can’t Target What It Can’t See

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has hit its lowest level in weeks, Reuters reports, with many crews disabling AIS trackers to complicate...

Harrison KassJuly 13, 2026

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral Miami, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

The Strait of Hormuz Used to Handle 140 Ships a Day — During the Entire Ceasefire, It Managed That Many in a Week

Crude prices are softening while gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel climb — because the Iran War has turned an oil problem into a transportation...

Brandon WeichertJuly 13, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Bet the Iran War on America’s Emergency Oil Reserve — and Much of What’s Left May Not Even Be Usable

With the Iran ceasefire dead after barely 18 days, Brandon Weichert warns America is fighting an oil-shock war on a depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve...

Brandon WeichertJuly 13, 2026

A Louisiana Air National Guard F-15C Eagle streaks above the Ohio River during the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky., April 18, 2026. More than a dozen military aircraft performed during the show, including four Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing and two UH-60 Black Hawks from the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Frankfort-based 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Airstrikes Kept Hitting Iran After the U.S. Announced It Was Done — and to This Day, Nobody Has Claimed Them

Iran fired on three commercial ships for using the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz, setting the container ship GFS Galaxy ablaze with...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 13, 2026

President Donald Trump participates in a Kennedy Center Board Meeting, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

There’s One Move That Could Keep Iran’s Hated Regime in Power — and Washington Insiders Keep Pushing Trump Toward It

Former Pentagon official Dr. Michael Rubin warns that as the Iran war resumes, Washington's oldest 'magic formula' — backing ethnic separatism to fragment Iran...

Michael RubinJuly 13, 2026

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Dollars and Sense

There May Be Only One Way to Truly Reopen the Strait of Hormuz — and It Involves American Boots on Iranian Soil

Dollars and Sense

There May Be a Hidden Reason Trump Keeps Pausing the Iran War — America’s Emergency Oil Is Closer to Empty Than Anyone Admits

Dollars and Sense

Trump and Iran Now Both Claim to Be the ‘Guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz — and Both Want the World to Pay Them for It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Soldiers Were Told It Was Safe to Leave Their Bunkers — 30 Minutes Later, an Iranian Drone Killed Six of Them

Dollars and Sense

Ships in the Strait of Hormuz Are Switching Off Their Trackers and Going Dark — Hoping Iran Can’t Target What It Can’t See

Dollars and Sense

The Strait of Hormuz Used to Handle 140 Ships a Day — During the Entire Ceasefire, It Managed That Many in a Week

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Just Bet the Iran War on America’s Emergency Oil Reserve — and Much of What’s Left May Not Even Be Usable

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Airstrikes Kept Hitting Iran After the U.S. Announced It Was Done — and to This Day, Nobody Has Claimed Them

The Treaty

There’s One Move That Could Keep Iran’s Hated Regime in Power — and Washington Insiders Keep Pushing Trump Toward It

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