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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The US Military’s Worst Case Scenario: The Iran War Might Have Drained the Missiles and China Is Watching

Jack Buckby reports that sources told Reuters the US military has consumed nearly all of its available ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles, and just...

Jack BuckbyAugust 4, 2026

250923-N-FY193-1405 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. Truman is currently underway carrying out routine operations that support the Navy’s commitment to readiness, innovation, and future fleet lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mike Shen)

Dollars and Sense

Something Broke in the Traffic Numbers: Eight Ships Moved Through Hormuz on Sunday, Where a Hundred and Forty a Day Once Passed

Brandon J. Weichert reports that ship-tracking firm Kpler counted only eight vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, against roughly a hundred and...

Brandon WeichertAugust 4, 2026

President Donald Trump greets President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, Friday, February 28, 2025, in the West Wing Lobby. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Dollars and Sense

‘Not Accurate’: A US Official’s Flat Rejection of the Iranian Account of What the Coming Hormuz Agreement Would Actually Do

Jack Buckby reports that Treasury Secretary Bessent told CNBC a Hormuz deal could come within a day, with Qatar confirming drafts are circulating. But...

Jack BuckbyAugust 4, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2024) The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Kashima-class training ship, JS Kashima (TV-3508), middle, and Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer JS Shimakaze (TV-3521) while conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean, September 23, 2024. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF continue to train together to improve interoperability and strengthen joint capabilities. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has been the corner stone of stability and security and is crucial to the mutual capability of responding to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

Dollars and Sense

‘If You Had to Sort of Design a Worst-Case Scenario’: A Marine Scientist Says the Ships Waiting Outside Hormuz Are Exactly That

Isaac Seitz reports on a new study by an international coalition of marine scientists warning that the vessels idling outside the Strait of Hormuz...

Isaac SeitzAugust 4, 2026

President Donald J. Trump signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Dollars and Sense

Washington Just Got Handed the Deal It Spent the War Opposing: Iran Would Get Control of the Strait of Hormuz for Three Months

Brandon J. Weichert argues the Iran-Oman arrangement now in its final stages is nothing like the deal Trump describes. Citing Al Jazeera, Reuters, and...

Brandon WeichertAugust 4, 2026

President Donald J. Trump meets with his cabinet at Camp David, Maryland on Friday, July 31, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

Iran Just Got Handed a Deadline: Trump Says Reach an Agreement With Oman by Tuesday or Face What He Calls Decapitation Strikes

Steve Balestrieri reports that Trump wants an Iran-Oman deal on the strait within a day, warning of what he calls decapitation strikes and describing...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 4, 2026

New HIMARS Attack Creative Commons Photo.

The Treaty

Donald Trump Just Got Handed an Off-Ramp on Hormuz: The Catch Is He Cannot Call It the Deal He Has Been Demanding in Public

Dr. Andrew Latham argues the Oman-Iran corridor taking shape is an off-ramp Trump can take — but not the settlement he described. Baghaei's own...

Andrew LathamAugust 4, 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.

The Treaty

Trump Warned Iran’s Leadership It Faces ‘Decapitation’ if No Deal Is Struck — and Said Tehran Is Facing Its ‘Last Chance’

Caleb Larson reports on an Iran war entering its sixth month: a Pentagon cost figure disputed as an undercount, Republicans tepid on more funding,...

Caleb LarsonAugust 4, 2026

A Louisiana Air National Guard F-15C Eagle streaks above the Ohio River during the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky., April 18, 2026. More than a dozen military aircraft performed during the show, including four Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing and two UH-60 Black Hawks from the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Frankfort-based 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

The Treaty

Forget Whether Trump Will Finally Pull the Trigger on Iran: The Real Question Is Whether America Can Afford to Keep Making the Threat

Jack Buckby traces a pattern running since March: Trump sets a deadline for Iran, threatens a massive escalation, then extends, pauses, or cancels at...

Jack BuckbyAugust 3, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The US Military’s Worst Case Scenario: The Iran War Might Have Drained the Missiles and China Is Watching

Dollars and Sense

Something Broke in the Traffic Numbers: Eight Ships Moved Through Hormuz on Sunday, Where a Hundred and Forty a Day Once Passed

Dollars and Sense

‘Not Accurate’: A US Official’s Flat Rejection of the Iranian Account of What the Coming Hormuz Agreement Would Actually Do

Dollars and Sense

‘If You Had to Sort of Design a Worst-Case Scenario’: A Marine Scientist Says the Ships Waiting Outside Hormuz Are Exactly That

Dollars and Sense

Washington Just Got Handed the Deal It Spent the War Opposing: Iran Would Get Control of the Strait of Hormuz for Three Months

The Treaty

Iran Just Got Handed a Deadline: Trump Says Reach an Agreement With Oman by Tuesday or Face What He Calls Decapitation Strikes

The Treaty

Donald Trump Just Got Handed an Off-Ramp on Hormuz: The Catch Is He Cannot Call It the Deal He Has Been Demanding in Public

The Treaty

Trump Warned Iran’s Leadership It Faces ‘Decapitation’ if No Deal Is Struck — and Said Tehran Is Facing Its ‘Last Chance’

The Treaty

Forget Whether Trump Will Finally Pull the Trigger on Iran: The Real Question Is Whether America Can Afford to Keep Making the Threat

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