Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: It sounds impossible: the U.S. pumps more oil than any country ever has, and is a net exporter — yet...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Despite the Trump Administration’s efforts to end the war with Iran, tensions are once again rising in the Middle East, and as of the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The most powerful navy in history should be able to pry open the world’s most important shipping lane. In practice, it’s far harder than...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The last 48 hours in the Middle East have been a blur. Netanyahu threatened to bring the war to Beirut;...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: In 1987, when Iran tried to close the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy steamed in and broke the blockade....
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Summary and Key Points: The Iran War ceasefire is coming apart, and a second round may be weeks away. But one national security analyst...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: With Iran’s blockade choking the Strait of Hormuz, America has quietly become the world’s oil backstop — shipping record crude...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: The Strait of Hormuz has been shut since the war began in February. Iran has walked away from talks, and...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: Iran has turned the world’s busiest oil route into a tollbooth — forcing ships through Hormuz to pay its government,...