With no end in sight to the ongoing war in Iran, the conflict between Washington and Tehran seems to have entered a new and more dangerous phase of fighting. What began as a campaign centered on military targets and freedom of navigation has evolved into expanded strikes, retaliation felt across the Gulf, and growing concern that the fighting could escalate into a larger conflagration.
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China’s Return to the Oil Market Could Trigger the Iran War’s Second Energy Shock: The Trump administration (and the rest of the world) has been riding at ease, despite the Iran War still raging, because oil prices have not gone stratospheric the way many of us in the Chattering Class believed (and, in my case, still believe).
As of right now, the United States Senate is considering the Sactioning Russia Act of 2025. With the recent passing of Senator Lindsey Graham, the bill’s original sponsor, there has been a resurgence of support for the bill and opposition to further sanctions on Russia and its wartime economy. Europe, meanwhile, has been increasing its financial support for Ukraine, with a recent deal allocating over 40 billion Euros to assist defense development in Kyiv.
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M.Co, the interpreter
As ASEAN builds new maritime institutions, it keeps leaving its strongest legal instrument off the table.
R.Wood, Proceedings
To rebuild the arsenal, the United States must align its shipbuilding ambitions with the industrial foundations needed to make them real.
Andreasen, MWI
assive defense does not mean a return to the static character of trench warfare and is not a substitute for maneuver.
F. P. Sempa, AllOTSEGO
The American colonies voted for independence on July 2nd, and the document was not completely signed by the members of Congress until August 2nd.
The United States Air Force has deployed dozens of additional KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft to bases in Israel, as a major expansion of ongoing attacks on Iran is planned. According to multiple U.S. and Israeli officials cited by Axios, the decision follows a Situation Room meeting during which President Donald Trump reviewed a range of military options extending well beyond the current campaign focused on the Strait of Hormuz. The reinforcement would restore U.S. tanker numbers in Israel to levels comparable to those seen during the opening stages of the conflict in February-March.
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The Republic of China Army’s deployment of U.S.-supplied AH-1W Super Cobra lightweight attack helicopters for a deep-area dispersal exercise has drawn attention to the aircraft’s capabilities, which have long been overshadowed by the deliveries of heavier and more capable AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to the service.