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The White House said on Tuesday that a major breakthrough with Iran could be imminent, with officials saying that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be reached today or tomorrow.

It is perhaps the most optimistic assessment yet from Washington, but given prior public statements from the White House, analysts have already met it with skepticism.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Durham, left, and Staff Sgt. Kenneth Garris, crew chiefs assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, prepare to launch a B-52H Stratofortress in support of U.S.

A new mortifying study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) shows how the United States military has blown through “virtually all” of its long-range precision missiles in the Iran War, leaving a critical strategic gap that the Americans are unlikely to overcome anytime soon.

This depletion is the result of the demanding war in Iran.

Tomahawk Launch. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Tomahawk Block IV Missile. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

But it is part of a much larger, systemic failure of the US defense industrial base that has been ongoing for decades.

The Australian Government has established its first Defence Research Centre, aiming to strengthen the nation’s defence innovation ecosystem.

The Department of War has entered into two major framework agreements worth more than $3bn with Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin.

The global missiles and missile defence sector looks set for strong growth over the next decade, with Western countries dominating the market.

The Army adopted a string of changes in its discrimination and harassment policies, shortening the time a soldier has to file a complaint, rolling back rules for anonymous reports and handing more power to commanders to dismiss them.
The new Army policies will reflect Pentagon rule changes developed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that investigations under the Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) program had been “weaponized.” The MEO office reviews reports of discrimination and harassment related to race, sex, or religion.

Russia has continued to bombard Ukraine in the past weeks, with one of the largest ballistic-missile barrages of the entire war occurring two weeks ago.

These attacks are typically opportunistic acts by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in an F-16C Fighting Falcon during an air show at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 15, 2025.

The ongoing war with Iran has had serious ripple effects on the global economy, on maritime trade, and, according to a new scientific report, on the marine ecosystem as well.

The long-term closure of the Strait of Hormuz could have serious repercussions for marine ecosystems worldwide.

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Creative Commons Image.

Cargo and oil tankers, which have been waiting outside the strait for several months, could unleash invasive marine species into other fragile environments once trade through the vital waterway resumes.

While the US and Iran are locked into a struggle over the Strait of Hormuz, where 20 percent of the world’s oil passed through prior to the current conflict, Iran’s proxies in Yemen, the Houthi rebels, are threatening to close the narrow Bab el-Mandab Strait, whose name means “Gate of Tears” in Arabic, which links the southern Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, a week after declaring a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.

The Iranian-proxy group on July 20 declared a maritime embargo against Saudi ‌Arabia and its ports, opening a new front against the U.S.

The Defense Information Systems Agency is conducting market research on its planned CommandNet migration weeks after General Dynamics Information Technology protested the agency’s decision to award the work without holding a competition.
A sources-sought notice posted to Sam.gov on July 27 is requesting industry feedback on the CommandNet effort — which aims to move users across all 11 combatant commands to a single, DISA-managed IT architecture known as DODNet by fiscal 2028.