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The Houthis Have Not Fired a Single Shot at Red Sea Shipping — and Saudi Tankers Are Already Reversing Course Away From It

The Iran-backed Houthis have not sealed the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the threat alone has been enough: three Saudi tankers bound for China and...

Brandon WeichertJuly 22, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Gunderson, F-22 Demo Team commander, performs the Raptor Slide during the Abbotsford Airshow, Aug. 5, 2021, at Abbotsford International Airport, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. During the Raptor-slide the aircraft actually slides down and backwards under control before Gunderson adjusts the aircrafts position and powers out of the maneuver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Don Hudson)

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Saudi Arabia Quietly Moved Its Oil Exports to the Red Sea to Get Around Hormuz — and the Houthis Can Choke That Route Too

Saudi Arabia quietly rerouted much of its crude to Red Sea ports to bypass Hormuz, and now moves more than three million barrels a...

Brandon WeichertJuly 22, 2026

President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the at the BRICS+ meeting (via videoconference).

Ukraine War

Russia Is Now Losing the War in Ukraine

Russia entered 2026 arguing time was on Putin's side. Ukraine's long-range campaign has undercut that: strikes have reached Russia's largest refinery deep in Siberia,...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 22, 2026

Putin Back in 2021 Creative Commons Image

North Korea Talk

North Korea Built a Museum for Its Dead in Russia and Carved Every Name Into the Wall — the BBC Counted Them From Space

Pyongyang promised Moscow it will stay until victory. Moscow promised something back — and Beijing is watching its hold on Kim slip away.

Steve BalestrieriJuly 22, 2026

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Two Analysts Argue the Deal Meant to End the Iran War Paid for Its Air Defenses — and Beijing Cut the Rebuild to Under a Year

American forces have struck Iran night after night for more than a week, and Tehran's new supreme leader has dismissed the deal meant to...

Michael Schwartz and Mike LyonsJuly 22, 2026

Putin in March 2022 Creative Commons Image

Ukraine War

The Kremlin Is Installing Surveillance Cameras in the Homes of Putin’s Own Staff — and Screening Everyone Around Him Twice

Some of Vladimir Putin's most prominent supporters are now saying openly what was once unthinkable: that a coup against him is a real possibility....

Steve BalestrieriJuly 22, 2026

At sea (Mar. 1, 2007) – Capt. Craig “Animal” Williams (front) in a F/A 18C Hornet (front) and Capt. Richard “Rhett” Butler (back) in an F/A 18C Hornet look up for a photo as they fly over USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Capt. Williams, a 22-year Naval Aviator who graduated from the United States Naval Academy, was relieved as Commander, Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) by 21-year Naval Aviator, Capt. Butler, a graduate of the University of Kentucky during an aerial change of command ceremony. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific. Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Tam Pham

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The Houthis Are Now Targeting One of the World’s Biggest Oil Exporters — and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Lifeline Is the Prize

The war in Iran is escalating again, with the Pentagon asking Congress to fund far longer operations, Iran striking Gulf states that host American...

Caleb LarsonJuly 22, 2026

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Saudi Arabia Surged Its Oil Exports to the Red Sea to Escape Hormuz — and the Houthis Just Declared a Blockade There Too

The Iran-backed Houthis have declared a blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in retaliation for Saudi strikes on Sanaa, threatening the Red Sea route...

Caleb LarsonJuly 22, 2026

Putin 2021 Photo on Airplane Image Credit Russian Federation

Ukraine War

People Close to the Kremlin Say Putin Has Quietly Hardened His Terms — and Wants Land Moscow Never Even Claimed to Annex

Russia has hardened its territorial demands and no longer plans to return some occupied areas of northern Ukraine, according to a Bloomberg report citing...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 22, 2026

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The Treaty

The Houthis Have Not Fired a Single Shot at Red Sea Shipping — and Saudi Tankers Are Already Reversing Course Away From It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Arabia Quietly Moved Its Oil Exports to the Red Sea to Get Around Hormuz — and the Houthis Can Choke That Route Too

Ukraine War

Russia Is Now Losing the War in Ukraine

North Korea Talk

North Korea Built a Museum for Its Dead in Russia and Carved Every Name Into the Wall — the BBC Counted Them From Space

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Two Analysts Argue the Deal Meant to End the Iran War Paid for Its Air Defenses — and Beijing Cut the Rebuild to Under a Year

Ukraine War

The Kremlin Is Installing Surveillance Cameras in the Homes of Putin’s Own Staff — and Screening Everyone Around Him Twice

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Houthis Are Now Targeting One of the World’s Biggest Oil Exporters — and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Lifeline Is the Prize

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Saudi Arabia Surged Its Oil Exports to the Red Sea to Escape Hormuz — and the Houthis Just Declared a Blockade There Too

Ukraine War

People Close to the Kremlin Say Putin Has Quietly Hardened His Terms — and Wants Land Moscow Never Even Claimed to Annex

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