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Iran’s Hybrid War, in Tehran’s Own Words: Not One Front and Not One Tool, per an Adviser to the Parliament Speake

With Hamas and Hezbollah battered, Tehran is rebuilding its proxy network through the Houthis and Iraq's militias — Houthi emissaries have worked inside Iraqi-run...

Shay BottomleySeptember 9, 2026

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii. Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its on board AN/SPY-1 radar. The event was the third consecutive successful intercept test of the SM-3 Block IB missile. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Exports Through the Red Sea Have Risen Eightfold, and That Is the Very Route Now Under Attack

The Houthis say the strikes answered Saudi attacks on Yemeni provinces the day before. Government forces meanwhile report gains across four provinces and are...

Shay BottomleySeptember 9, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon during an air show at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, June 21, 2025. The F-16, a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, demonstrates its versatility through dynamic aerial demonstrations at air shows across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Has a Problem: Every Time It Tries to Attack the US Military It Ends Up Losing Far More Than It Ever Thought Possible

Central Command named four carriers struck in the Gulf of Oman and a fifth near Kharg Island. The Revolutionary Guard says it answered by...

Jack BuckbySeptember 9, 2026

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, fires the first naval strike missile from a U.S. destroyer July 18. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Donald Trump Just Ordered US Military Forces to Sink Iran’s Tanker Fleet and Tehran Is Already Firing Back

CENTCOM says it destroyed five Iranian crude tankers, naming the ships, after the IRGC fired ballistic missiles at a US warship two days running....

Stephen SilverSeptember 9, 2026

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the South China Sea, June 8, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eliora Sims)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Gulf No Longer Sees the Iran War as a Crisis with an End Date, Qatar’s Spokesman Says — It Is Becoming the New Normal

Gulf states are adapting to a war they no longer see as temporary, Qatar's spokesman says — a new normal. A UAE port outside...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 8, 2026

President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office after attending a Back to School and Education Freedom event, Monday, August 24, 2026, in the White House Rose Garden. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

Dollars and Sense

The Problem That Could Cost Donald Trump the Midterms: High Gas Prices That Just Refuse to Go Down Thanks to the Iran War

Oil touched its highest since July after the Houthi attack on Saudi oil, and the pain is landing at American pumps: records on Labor...

Stephen SilverSeptember 8, 2026

Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Heritage Flight Team pilot and commander performs a vertical climb in an F-35A Lightning II during the Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Oct. 14, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35A Lightning II’s F-135 single-engine contains 43,000 pounds of thrust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

The Treaty

The Middle East Has a New Problem: The Houthis Declared a Blockade of Saudi Shipping in the Red Sea — and Vow ‘Siege-for-Siege’

The Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi shipping in the Red Sea and vowed a siege-for-siege policy, just as Riyadh reportedly reroutes most of...

Georgia GilholySeptember 8, 2026

The Army test fires a Patriot missile in a recent test. The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles. Patriot, along with other missile defense systems, are included in the Army Air and Missile Defense 2028, which provides the Army’s overarching vision for the AMD force, describes how the AMD force is postured to support the Army and joint forces, and articulates what must be accomplished to achieve the 2028 desired end state of preventing and defeating adversary air and missile attacks through a combination of deterrence, active and passive defense, and support to attack operations. (U.S. Army photo)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘I Think Today’s Development Speeds up the Saudi Engagement in This War’: Houthis Just Launched an Attack on Saudi Oil

Saudi Arabia plans to retaliate against the Houthis and has informed its allies, CNN reports, after the biggest strike on the kingdom yet pushed...

Stephen SilverSeptember 8, 2026

Putin Back in Late 2025 Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

Russia Now Faces A ‘Deteriorating Situation in the Banking System’ Due to the Ukraine War Going for Year After Year

Russians are withdrawing billions of dollars per month from the country’s banks, with $24.7 billion withdrawn in 2026 alone.

Shay BottomleySeptember 8, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran’s Hybrid War, in Tehran’s Own Words: Not One Front and Not One Tool, per an Adviser to the Parliament Speake

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Exports Through the Red Sea Have Risen Eightfold, and That Is the Very Route Now Under Attack

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Has a Problem: Every Time It Tries to Attack the US Military It Ends Up Losing Far More Than It Ever Thought Possible

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Donald Trump Just Ordered US Military Forces to Sink Iran’s Tanker Fleet and Tehran Is Already Firing Back

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Gulf No Longer Sees the Iran War as a Crisis with an End Date, Qatar’s Spokesman Says — It Is Becoming the New Normal

Dollars and Sense

The Problem That Could Cost Donald Trump the Midterms: High Gas Prices That Just Refuse to Go Down Thanks to the Iran War

The Treaty

The Middle East Has a New Problem: The Houthis Declared a Blockade of Saudi Shipping in the Red Sea — and Vow ‘Siege-for-Siege’

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘I Think Today’s Development Speeds up the Saudi Engagement in This War’: Houthis Just Launched an Attack on Saudi Oil

Ukraine War

Russia Now Faces A ‘Deteriorating Situation in the Banking System’ Due to the Ukraine War Going for Year After Year

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