Dollars and Sense The Iran War’s Next Casualty Isn’t Your Gas Tank — It’s the Oil That Keeps Your Engine Running The war with Iran is causing a global oil shortage, but there are other economic impacts that most Americans rarely think about. Reports now... Jack BuckbyJune 4, 2026
The Treaty The Iran Ceasefire Is Just About Dead Is the Kuwait Airport Attack a Turning Point in the Iran War?: The purported ceasefire crafted between President Donald Trump and the Islamic Republic... Brandon WeichertJune 4, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The Strikes That Look Like the Iran Ceasefire Falling Apart Might Actually Mean a Deal Is Days Away Summary and Key Points: On paper, the Iran war is winding down: Trump says a deal could come within days, and his secretary of... Jack BuckbyJune 4, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Iran Can No Longer Pay Its Own Soldiers — and Trump Has Several Ways to Push It Over the Edge Summary and Key Points: On the surface, the Iran war has stalled into a tense ceasefire. Underneath, the regime is coming apart: prices are... Steve BalestrieriJune 4, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Iran Thinks Time Is Its Best Weapon Against America. Trump Needs to Take That Off the Table Can Trump Extricate Himself from the Iran War?: When President George W. Bush ordered U.S. troops to invade Iraq almost a quarter century ago,... Michael RubinJune 4, 2026
The Treaty Trump’s Iran War Has No Clean Endgame — and the Likeliest Deal Would Favor Tehran U.S. President Donald J. Trump has found himself in a mess, or perhaps it is better to say he has created one for himself.... Robert FarleyJune 4, 2026
Dollars and Sense Everyone’s Watching Gas Prices. The Fuel That Could Actually Break the Economy Is the One Almost No One Talks Abou Summary and Key Points: Here’s a thought experiment one national security analyst can’t shake: what if the Strait of Hormuz simply stays closed —... Brandon WeichertJune 4, 2026
The Treaty America Has Already Lost the Iran War — and Trump’s Two Options Left Are Both Disasters The United States has been effectively defeated by Iran in this year’s war. US President Donald Trump has been unable to coerce acceptable terms... Robert E. KellyJune 4, 2026
Dollars and Sense The OECD’s Worst-Case Scenario for the Iran War Ends in a Recession Rivaling 2008 — and the Ceasefire Is Already Breaking Down Summary and Key Points – For years, the economists’ watchlist was the same: AI, debt, trade, and demographics. The OECD just rewrote it. Its... Brandon WeichertJune 3, 2026