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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

Fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah carried out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The show of force came ahead of “Liberation Day,” the annual celebration of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from south Lebanon on May 25, 2000, and in the wake of a recent escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Personally Asked Iraq’s New Prime Minister to Demilitarize the Militias — and the Closest to Iran Say They Won’t Disarm

Iran's most active proxies are no longer led by Hezbollah, per an AP-cited report: the Houthis and Iraqi militias have taken over, with Houthi...

Stephen SilverSeptember 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

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

Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2023 Annual Leadership Summit at the Venetian Convention & Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

The Treaty

More Than Seventeen Million Barrels Moved Through Hormuz in a Single Day, the Energy Secretary Says — a Wartime Record

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says more than seventeen million barrels moved through Hormuz on Monday — a wartime record that, counting pipeline bypasses, puts...

Jack BuckbySeptember 4, 2026

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participates in an air power demonstration near the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) April 24, 2013, in the Pacific Ocean. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group was returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

Dollars and Sense

The Iran War Means One Thing for Sure: ‘The Strait of Hormuz Will Never Return to Prewar Levels’

Two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were hit by missiles while leaving the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, the report says, without naming who fired...

Georgia GilholySeptember 1, 2026

Dollars and Sense

Saudi Arabia Is Hastily Rerouting Its Oil Through Egypt as Both of Its Sea Routes Turn Hostile

Georgia Gilholy reports on Saudi Arabia's scramble to move its oil: crude rerouted through Egypt's Sumed pipeline, ship-to-ship sales to China outside Hormuz, tankers...

Georgia GilholyAugust 27, 2026

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral Miami, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

The Treaty

America Just Handed the World a Big Clue That the Iran War Might Finally Be Over

Diplomats in Middle Eastern embassies will be well prepared for another emergency evacuation, particularly having gone through the process less than six months ago.

Shay BottomleyAugust 25, 2026

National Security Journal

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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

Trump Personally Asked Iraq’s New Prime Minister to Demilitarize the Militias — and the Closest to Iran Say They Won’t Disarm

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 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

The Treaty

More Than Seventeen Million Barrels Moved Through Hormuz in a Single Day, the Energy Secretary Says — a Wartime Record

Dollars and Sense

The Iran War Means One Thing for Sure: ‘The Strait of Hormuz Will Never Return to Prewar Levels’

Dollars and Sense

Saudi Arabia Is Hastily Rerouting Its Oil Through Egypt as Both of Its Sea Routes Turn Hostile

The Treaty

America Just Handed the World a Big Clue That the Iran War Might Finally Be Over

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