Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The U.S. Navy has sealed every Iranian port — no ship of any nation gets in or out. If Iran fires a single missile...
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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...
The U.S. has largely achieved air superiority around Iran, and the USS Tripoli is an amphibious ship built for aviation with F-35Bs and Osprey...
On April 7, 2026, the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, which paused 40 days of high-intensity conflict that often seemed poised...
With Operation Epic Fury (hopefully) on pause for two weeks in Iran, we need to step back and evaluate what we have witnessed from...
The Psychology of Fear That Surrounds the Strait of Hormuz: The Strait of Hormuz remains at the center of the conflict in Iran. Breaking...
Operation Epic Fury Was Worth It: Despite the online furor, there was never much doubt that Iran would in some way meet the 8...
Kharg Island Is 400 Miles From the Strait. Taking It Won’t Open Hormuz. Trump May Try Anyway. Given President Donald J. Trump’s recent, increasingly...
Closure of Strait of Hormuz? Solve the Problem with New Pipelines: Saudi Arabia Is Already Doing It The ease with which Iran has closed...
The Geography of the Strait of Hormuz Favors Iran — 21 Miles Wide, Within Range of Coastal Defenses, and Covered by Nearby Iranian Islands...