Trump's blockade of Iran is a tactical win but a strategic failure
The strike on an Iranian commercial vessel near Qeshm Island this Sunday is not a tragedy of errors or a random act of aggression; it is a punctuation mark.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Pete Hegseth is right to purge the Joint Staff traitors
When you’re on the flight line, you don’t want the enemy knowing your fuel state, your payload, or where your blind spots are.
By Grant Colby ·
Trump is trading global stability for the ego of a hard hit
Coming from the Atlantic edge of Ireland, I have spent my career watching how the big capitals treat the small, sovereign players on the periphery.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Military disables tanker trying to get through Strait of Hormuz after repeated warnings
The mechanisms of global trade are built not on treaties or declarations, but on predictable physics: ships moving through narrow passages carrying oil.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Oil prices hit $95 as Iran-US tensions choke critical waterway
The confrontation between the United States and Iran centers on the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical international waterway that carries roughly one-fifth of the world's crude oil and natural gas.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Ossoff forces Hegseth to defend $87 billion for 'overwhelming victory' in Iran
The question of whether U.S. military operations in Iran constitute an "overwhelming victory" remains disputed, a tension that reached a public peak on July 22 when Senator Jon Ossoff challenged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
By Emilio Quesada ·
$37.5 Billion: Hegseth estimates US-Iran conflict cost, sparking budget fight
The cost of conflict has become a central flashpoint in Washington's halls of power. During testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted that sustained U.S.
By Grant Colby ·
Iran hits Amazon data center in Bahrain; Trump vows 'paying many times over'
Tensions across the Persian Gulf have reached a critical peak following multiple reported incidents that targeted both U.S. personnel and regional allies, triggering an unprecedented cycle of military strikes.
By Emilio Quesada ·