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Ukraine War

Russia Combined Hypersonics, North Korean Missiles and Iranian-Designed Drones in a Single Overnight Attack

Ukraine's air force says the barrage mixed Kinzhal and Zircon hypersonics, Iskanders, North Korean ballistic missiles, sea-launched cruise missiles and Shahed drones. Zelensky argues...

Georgia GilholyAugust 20, 2026

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Ukraine War

Putin Has a Residence in Sochi and a Palace Down the Coast, and He Has Not Been Seen at Either One This Year

Most Russians have never traveled abroad and visas grew harder to get after the invasion, so they holiday at home — on a coastline...

Stephen SilverAugust 20, 2026

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Ukraine War

Russians Are Now Being Fined and Detained for Complaining in Public About the Shortage of Petrol at All

Russia has unbanned low-grade petrol it had previously outlawed, brought in fuel by rail from Kazakhstan, Belarus and Morocco, and taken a shipment from...

Stephen SilverAugust 20, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs an aerial demonstration at Air Dot Show Tour Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 9, 2026. Capt. Le Tourneau showcased the unmatched capabilities of the F-22 by performing a series of combat maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Bowers)

Dollars and Sense

Iran Is Now Firing Its Missiles at Areas Where It Thinks Ships Might Be, Rather Than at Ships It Can Even See

Tankers are grouped and moved through the Omani channel in designated night windows, loaded ships outbound followed by empty ships inbound, under Air Force...

Jack BuckbyAugust 20, 2026

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Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Got Hit with a New Problem: An Army Task Force in North Carolina Has Been Quietly Running Tankers Past It in Hormuz

Tankers move at night through the Omani side rather than the Iranian one. A shipping analyst calls the southern corridor one of the war's...

Stephen SilverAugust 20, 2026

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Dollars and Sense

Nobody Can Say With Certainty What Volume of Oil Is Escaping the Gulf — and the Answer Separates Washington From the Trackers

Jack Buckby examines the tanker data behind Trump's open-and-operating claim: Kpler counted six crossings Monday against more than a hundred and thirty daily pre-war,...

Jack BuckbyAugust 18, 2026

Ukraine War

One of the Biggest Drone Attack Ever on Russia: Ukraine Just Slammed Putin with a Massive Drone Assault That Looks Quite Serious

The mayor put 620 drones over the capital region between Monday evening and dawn. Forty-eight hours earlier it had been 600. Officials reported no...

Georgia GilholyAugust 18, 2026

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) steams in the Indian Ocean, July 2, 2026. Mustin is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)

Dollars and Sense

Trump Says Backchannel Talks With the IRGC Are Under Way. The IRGC Says That No Such Talks Exist at All.

A 2019 framework agreement expanded American military access to Omani facilities at Salalah and Duqm. Oman controls the southern side of the strait, which...

Georgia GilholyAugust 17, 2026

Caleb Larson reports on an Iran war entering its sixth month: a Pentagon cost figure disputed as an undercount, Republicans tepid on more funding, and Trump warning of a 'last chance' and 'decapitation.' Reuters reports tankers running the Houthi blockade dark while others divert, and The Guardian says Riyadh may be preparing a land offensive.

Dollars and Sense

Trump Will Be Mad: Iran Wants More Than $300 Billion for the Damage America Did, Plus $100 Billion in Frozen Assets Released Too

Trump answered a single word when asked about extending the expired agreement. Iran's price for peace now runs to sanctions relief, an end to...

Jack BuckbyAugust 17, 2026

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Ukraine War

Russia Combined Hypersonics, North Korean Missiles and Iranian-Designed Drones in a Single Overnight Attack

Ukraine War

Putin Has a Residence in Sochi and a Palace Down the Coast, and He Has Not Been Seen at Either One This Year

Ukraine War

Russians Are Now Being Fined and Detained for Complaining in Public About the Shortage of Petrol at All

Dollars and Sense

Iran Is Now Firing Its Missiles at Areas Where It Thinks Ships Might Be, Rather Than at Ships It Can Even See

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Got Hit with a New Problem: An Army Task Force in North Carolina Has Been Quietly Running Tankers Past It in Hormuz

Dollars and Sense

Nobody Can Say With Certainty What Volume of Oil Is Escaping the Gulf — and the Answer Separates Washington From the Trackers

Ukraine War

One of the Biggest Drone Attack Ever on Russia: Ukraine Just Slammed Putin with a Massive Drone Assault That Looks Quite Serious

Dollars and Sense

Trump Says Backchannel Talks With the IRGC Are Under Way. The IRGC Says That No Such Talks Exist at All.

Dollars and Sense

Trump Will Be Mad: Iran Wants More Than $300 Billion for the Damage America Did, Plus $100 Billion in Frozen Assets Released Too

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