Dollars and Sense
Right now, a meaningful share of the oil that keeps the global economy moving is not being pumped from the ground. It is being...
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The Biggest Threat to Trump’s Iran Deal Isn’t in Tehran — It’s Several Hundred Miles West, in Beirut
Summary and Key Points: For weeks, the story has been sanctions, enrichment, and inspections. But the thing most likely to sink Trump’s Iran diplomacy...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The most powerful navy in history should be able to pry open the world’s most important shipping lane. In practice, it’s far harder than...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The last 48 hours in the Middle East have been a blur. Netanyahu threatened to bring the war to Beirut;...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: In 1987, when Iran tried to close the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy steamed in and broke the blockade....
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Summary and Key Points: The Iran War ceasefire is coming apart, and a second round may be weeks away. But one national security analyst...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: Iran has turned the world’s busiest oil route into a tollbooth — forcing ships through Hormuz to pay its government,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Iran Said Talks Were Over — Days Later, It’s Quietly Reviewing a Deal to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Summary and Key Points: A day after Iran declared its talks with the U.S. over, something shifted. Tehran is now quietly reviewing a deal...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The USS Nimitz, commissioned in 1975, is scheduled to decommission next spring after nearly 52 years of service — even...