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In the latest mediated talks on a potential ceasefire agreement and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. and Iran have been exchanging proposals through mediators from Qatar.

According to FirstPost, Iran had made a proposal late last week for a timeline in which the Strait will be opened, in exchange for the U.S. unfreezing Iranian assets, lifting its blockade, and lifting sanctions.

President Donald Trump greets President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, Friday, February 28, 2025, in the West Wing Lobby.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a 26-page letter to Americans urging voters to “change the makeup” of the U.S. government.

The letter comes just weeks before November’s midterm elections, where voters will decide who will control Congress for the next two years.

Iran Army Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Iran Drone Aircraft Carrier. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The conflict and the associated rise in the cost of living have been key issues throughout much of 2026, ever since the war began in February.

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Iran’s ability to disrupt Middle Eastern oil exports is pretty firmly established at this point — but that leverage is weakening as Gulf producers begin to restore shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and restore routes that bypass it.

But that recovery is not guaranteed to last, and Washington has not yet defeated Tehran or eliminated its ability to escalate.

Iran’s Drones That Russia Is Using. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Iran F-14 Tomcat Fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Seven months after the U.S.

A single weapon used predominantly in World War I and with a limited deployment in World War II was so effective and so terrifying that Germany lodged a diplomatic protest against its use by American forces. It wasn’t the flamethrower or the machine gun. It was “trench broom” shotguns, especially the Winchester Models 1897 and 1912.
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The two shotguns were first entered into combat after America realized how brutal trench warfare really was.

Threats by nuclear-armed states against their adversaries are usually implicit. But Russia, this week, made such a threat explicit and directed it at NATO. According to Reuters, Russia this week sent a document to NATO in which it threatened to resort to using nuclear weapons if NATO enforces a blockade of the Kaliningrad region on the Baltic Sea — an idea that seems to have originated in a British TV broadcast.

Abu Dhabi could soon spend tens of billions of dollars on ports and other infrastructure to decouple the United Arab Emirates from the Strait of Hormuz, as the war with Iran forces Gulf governments to rethink the trade routes their economies depend on.

Diversification On the Way

The Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550) transit the Atlantic Ocean March 20, 2021, marking the first time a Ford-class and Italian carrier have operated together underway.

Over the better part of three days, President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington for a summit that drew international attention for its high-stakes agenda, from trade and AI to Taiwan. While some experts saw the summit as an exercise in kicking the can down the road on major issues, others emphasized the significance of Trump treating Xi as an equal on the world stage. Read more below.Sam Bresnick Research Fellow and Andrew W. Marshall Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging TechnologyThe Xi-Trump summit yielded little progress on AI. Yes, U.S.

President Donald Trump has nominated Vice Adm. John “Brad” Skillman to serve as the Navy’s second-highest-ranking officer and become a four-star admiral.
Skillman’s nomination as vice chief of naval operations was submitted to the Senate on Tuesday, according to a congressional notice. A Navy official confirmed that the nomination has been transmitted to the Hill.

Ever since the conflict between the United States and Israel with Iran began back in February, Iran has utilized a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz to disrupt oil exports from neighbors in the Persian Gulf.

The move has driven up global oil prices, fueling cost-of-living rises worldwide and limiting foreign support for Operation Epic Fury.

Pascagoula, MS – The future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) completed acceptance trials, May 18. DDG 125 is the first Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer built in the Flight III configuration.