The Treaty
The US and Iran are three days without reported attacks as mediators push to revive talks. Trump says Iran asked 'very nicely' for a...
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Zelensky announced a Caspian Sea strike on a ship carrying military cargo tied to Russia and Iran — believed to be Ukraine's first against...
Dollars and Sense
With the Saudi-Houthi truce shattered, the blockade serves the rebels' own ambitions as much as Iran's: Yemen's oil lies in government-held territory, so revenue...
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Retired Special Forces Lt. Col. Stephen Cook argues the Afghanistan withdrawal broadcast a boundary on American will that adversaries keep testing — and that...
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Isaac Seitz surveys a three-day lull: Waltz says Trump is giving talks room while assets still move in, Jordan and Iraq downed drones aimed...
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Two weeks after Trump said the US would be the strait's 'guardian angel' and 'should be reimbursed,' Reuters reports Iran still claims control of...
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Bezalel Smotrich called the US-Iran confrontation 'the right one and the best for us,' per Military.com — with Israel outside a war Hegseth priced...
The Treaty
Stephen Collinson's CNN analysis argues Trump's Iran options narrow at every fork while costs grow — a pause called even as Trump insists the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Brandon Weichert argues the air campaign failed its strategic test: Iran still claims control of Hormuz, turning back six ships Monday per Reuters, and...