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ANDAMAN SEA (Oct. 12, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) moves into formation in the Andaman Sea. Ships and aircraft of the George Washington and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups are conducting exercises to increase interoperability, readiness, and the capability to respond quickly to various potential crises in the region, ranging from combat operations to humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Pulled Off a Strategic Master Stroke in the Strait of Hormuz — and the World’s Most Important Oil Route May Never Be the Same

Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz — the waterway carrying a fifth of the world's oil — into a chokehold. It's clogged with...

Brent M. Eastwood5 days ago

Putin Back in 2016 Image Credit Russian Federation

Ukraine War

Putin Just Confirmed the One Thing He Swore Would Never Happen: Russia Now Has to Import Gasoline to Keep Its Own Cars Running

The Kremlin has confirmed what would have been unthinkable a year ago: Russia, the world's second-largest crude exporter, now has to import gasoline to...

Jack Buckby5 days ago

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 14, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.

Dollars and Sense

Months Ago Oman Swore No Ship Would Ever Pay to Cross the Strait of Hormuz: Now It’s Reportedly Moving Forward With Iran to Charge Them

Just months ago, Oman signed agreements guaranteeing no vessel would ever pay to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Now, per a New York Times...

Steve Balestrieri5 days ago

Ukraine War

Putin Launched This War to Seize Kyiv and Remake Ukraine: Look at What He’s Actually Fighting for Now and the Story Has Flipped

When Putin invaded in 2022, his aims were sweeping: seize Kyiv, "demilitarize" and "denazify" Ukraine, absorb the Donbas. Years on, those goals have quietly...

Jack Buckby5 days ago

Ukraine War

This Year Was Supposed to Break Russia’s Way — With Washington Distracted, Putin Saw an Opening. Ukraine Just Slammed It Shut

At the start of the year, the war seemed to be tilting Putin's way: Washington was distracted by Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba, and Moscow...

Caleb Larson5 days ago

Ukraine War

The Fuel Crisis Has Reached Moscow Itself — and for the First Time in the War, Analysts Are Asking if Putin’s Grip Is Slipping

For four years Putin kept the war's economic pain away from ordinary Russians. That strategy has broken down. Fuel rationing has spread from the...

Isaac Seitz5 days ago

President Donald J. Trump holds a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Dollars and Sense

Everyone’s Watching the Strait of Hormuz for Oil: The Bigger Threat Moving Through It Is the One That Ends Up on Your Grocery Bill

Everyone is watching the Strait of Hormuz for oil. The bigger threat moving through it feeds the world: the natural gas and sulfur behind...

Brandon Weichert5 days ago

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – An F-22 Raptor performs a flyover and air demonstration during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 14, 2023. Events such as these aim to cultivate warrior ethos, a future-focused mindset, and supplement existing character, leadership, and officer development efforts with the cadets. (U.S Air Force Photo by Trevor Cokley)

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Iran Just Said It’s “Prepared for War” Even as It Sits Down to Talk: The Only Thing Holding the Peace Together Isn’t Trust — It’s Oil

Iran's chief negotiator arrived in Doha with a warning: Tehran wants diplomacy, but it's "prepared for war." Days earlier the two sides were trading...

Harry J. Kazianis6 days ago

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. Carl Vinson is on a scheduled western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

Dollars and Sense

Ships Are Quietly Returning to the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Route — and One Detail Shows Operators Are Betting the Strait Stays Open

Just days after Iran attacked two tankers and drew U.S. strikes in return, ships are cautiously returning to the Strait of Hormuz. Weekly traffic...

Jack Buckby6 days ago

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Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Pulled Off a Strategic Master Stroke in the Strait of Hormuz — and the World’s Most Important Oil Route May Never Be the Same

Ukraine War

Putin Just Confirmed the One Thing He Swore Would Never Happen: Russia Now Has to Import Gasoline to Keep Its Own Cars Running

Dollars and Sense

Months Ago Oman Swore No Ship Would Ever Pay to Cross the Strait of Hormuz: Now It’s Reportedly Moving Forward With Iran to Charge Them

Ukraine War

Putin Launched This War to Seize Kyiv and Remake Ukraine: Look at What He’s Actually Fighting for Now and the Story Has Flipped

Ukraine War

This Year Was Supposed to Break Russia’s Way — With Washington Distracted, Putin Saw an Opening. Ukraine Just Slammed It Shut

Ukraine War

The Fuel Crisis Has Reached Moscow Itself — and for the First Time in the War, Analysts Are Asking if Putin’s Grip Is Slipping

Dollars and Sense

Everyone’s Watching the Strait of Hormuz for Oil: The Bigger Threat Moving Through It Is the One That Ends Up on Your Grocery Bill

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Said It’s “Prepared for War” Even as It Sits Down to Talk: The Only Thing Holding the Peace Together Isn’t Trust — It’s Oil

Dollars and Sense

Ships Are Quietly Returning to the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Route — and One Detail Shows Operators Are Betting the Strait Stays Open

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