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The Strait of Hormuz is the most important artery in the global energy system. Roughly 20 million barrels per day of oil transited the...
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The Strait of Hormuz is the most important artery in the global energy system. Roughly 20 million barrels per day of oil transited the...
Iran: A War at the Wrong Time and Place: As the war in Iran continues and analysts debate how long it will last and...
At 10 am EST today, the U.S. Navy began enforcing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and departing Iranian ports. The announced purpose...
What the Iran War Teaches China About a Taiwan Crisis: Recent assessments are that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is learning a great...
The U.S. Navy has sealed every Iranian port — no ship of any nation gets in or out. If Iran fires a single missile...
US President Donald Trump is now threatening to blockade the Gulf of Oman, the body of water between the Strait of Hormuz and the...
So, we’re doing this. Again. After talks between the US and Iranian delegations collapsed over the course of twenty-one hours in Pakistan, President Trump has...
In mid-March, the USS Tripoli and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit threaded through the Strait of Malacca heading west — an American warship and...
A U.S. Blockade of Iran Is the Right Move: Forty-seven years of mismanagement have left Iran a paradox. On paper, it should be one...
The Pakistan Talks Failure Was Predictable. Here’s What Washington Still Gets Wrong About Iran: While President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio were at...