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There’s a new sheriff in town. At least that’s what Tehran is signaling to the world about the Strait of Hormuz (SoH). The Strait was an open international waterway; the Islamic Republic of Iran is no longer content with that arrangement. In their minds, the Americans and Israelis launched an unprovoked war upon the Islamic Republic.

The Americans and Israelis killed many of their top leaders.

(July 28, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 approaches the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) for an arrested landing.

As the war in Ukraine continues to escalate, certain voices in Russia are urging the Kremlin to use nuclear weapons against Kyiv in response to the recent drone attack.

This was reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was informed that China had apparently made an appeal to the Kremlin to refrain from using nuclear weapons to end the war in Ukraine.

As Ukraine continues to strike fuel refineries, the economic pressure is mounting on the Kremlin, which is apparently looking to escalate the war even further.

The Strait of Hormuz has always been a strategic geopolitical weapon for the Iranian regime. The waterway has carried 20 percent of the world’s oil, gas, and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Iran’s closure of the Strait after the beginning of the US/Israeli bombing campaign gave it important leverage in negotiations with the United States to end the current conflict, as it had a profound effect on the world’s economy.

USS Eisenhower Aircraft Carrier. Image Credit: U.S. Navy.

USS Ford Aircraft Carrier U.S.

Congress should continually seek ways to improve the lives of America’s Veterans. Expanding access to care, reducing bureaucratic delays, correcting longstanding injustices, and ensuring veterans receive the benefits they have earned should be bipartisan goals.
Unfortunately, the proposed “Take Care of America’s Veterans Act” or (TCAVA) undermines those principles by coupling worthwhile reforms with an unprecedented effort to reduce future disability compensation for veterans suffering from two of the most common service-connected disabilities: sleep apnea and tinnitus.

The Lingering Questions About Recent Iran Strikes: Unexplained airstrikes hit southern Iran on Thursday, July 9, only hours after the United States had announced it had completed a new, major military operation targeting 90 Iranian military sites. When additional explosions came, many analysts assumed it was a continuation of U.S. strikes – but those reports, which span multiple provinces, have not been claimed by any country so far. The strikes occurred as funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei continued.

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The Nato Summit in Ankara saw 12 European allies commit $50bn funds to accelerate existing deep strike projects.

The renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran could disrupt the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) forecast of a significant oil market surplus next year, it said on Friday.

The IEA recently forecast that global oil markets will shift from a major deficit in 2026 to a massive supply surplus in 2027, driven by a recovery in production in the Middle East.

President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders, Friday, May 9, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Global supply is projected to surge by 8 million barrels per day (bpd) to 110.3 million bpd.

The US Army Contracting Command – Redstone has awarded Gentex a five-year contract to provide rotary-wing helmet systems.

Uplift360 has entered into a multi-year framework agreement with the Directorate of Defence (DOD) of Luxembourg to strengthen Europe’s supply of high-performance materials for defence and aerospace applications.