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At this point, Ukraine’s summer “influence operation” to force Russia to the negotiating table has failed. In fact, it seems to have had the opposite effect of what President Zelenskyy originally intended.

With the front line moving at a snail’s pace and diplomatic efforts in a gridlock, Russia is opting to play the long game in Ukraine, hoping to wear down Kyiv and its Western supporters.

T-14 Armata Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

T-14 Armata Tank from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

President Donald Trump generated an immediate backlash Monday after appearing to suggest Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego. Speaking at a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, Trump was defending the costs of the ongoing war with Iran when he made the statement. “It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe,” the president said. “They can take out a city.” He elaborated: “Let them take, let — let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.

Oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz again. Whether it keeps moving is another matter. The numbers, at least on paper, are looking much better. Tanker traffic through the strait is running at roughly 81 percent of its pre-conflict level, depending on the tracking data used.

Kpler reported that oil and petroleum product flows totaled 13.1 million barrels per day last week, down from 17.1 million before the conflict.

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II flies over the Gulf of America, September 16, 2025.

Earlier this week, oil prices seemed to be easing, but they jumped again on Wednesday because of several global factors.

As of Wednesday morning, Brent crude was trading just under $102 a barrel, continuing gains from the previous day.

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 23, 2025) Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command operating area, Nov. 23. Costing approximately $35,000 per platform, LUCAS drones are providing U.S.

The last time the U.S. military executed one of its death row inmates was in 1961, when Army Pvt. John A. Bennett was hanged for the rap and attempted murder of an 11-year-old Austrian girl. Despite being the newest addition to the military’s death row, Nidal Hasan (sentenced in 2013) will be next, according to a statement from Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell.
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Hasan was tried and convicted for perpetrating a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009.

Leonardo DRS has completed delivery and final training for Improved Night/Day Observation Device Block III thermal weapon sights ordered by the Australian Army through the LAND 159 Tranche 1 programme.

Ken Paxton is one of the most controversial Republican candidates in the country. He’s running for the United States Senate against young Democratic candidate James Talarico. In a state that is overwhelmingly Republican and pro-Trump, the fact that a recent Fox News poll has the young Liberal Democrat at 51 percent to Paxton’s 49 percent is stunning. According to unnamed sources, Paxton is starting to feel the squeeze, and he’s blaming the forty-seventh president for his troubles.

Donald Trump Considers Lifting Federal Gas Tax – U.S. President Donald Trump has told reporters he is considering suspending the federal gas tax. That suggests the Iran war and broader Middle East tensions won’t end anytime soon.

The President is under pressure to ease high energy costs ahead of next month’s midterm elections, as more voters cite the cost of living as a key issue, and one where Trump is performing poorly.

Donald Trump Says He Doesn’t Know Who’s Ruling Iran: U.S. President Donald Trump has said his biggest problem in resolving the Iran war is that he has no clue who runs Iran.

Trump brought up the conflict at an event in Maryland on Tuesday, 6th October.

B-2A Spirit On Display. Image by Editor Harry J. Kazianis/National Security Journal.

B-2A Spirit Stealth Bomber USAF Museum. Image Credit: Harry J. Kazianis/National Security Journal.

It comes amid growing regional tensions in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

Former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas, on Dec. 3, the Army announced Wednesday on social media, returning Hasan to the installation where he killed 13 people in 2009.
Hasan’s execution is scheduled for 1 p.m. Central Time, acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced. An execution order signed by Telle on Oct. 6 says President Donald Trump approved Hasan’s death sentence on Oct. 2 following a recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.