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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China Is Helping Iran Rebuild Its Missile Program — 5 Ships Have Already Delivered Solid Rocket Fuel Ingredients

PLA-Linked Chinese Firms Are Using AI and Commercial Satellites to Track U.S. Carrier Groups, Base Activity, and Strike Patterns for Iran MANILA – A group...

Reuben JohnsonApril 5, 2026

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a combat air patrol over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 13, 2025. The A-10 Thunderbolt II can patrol over battle areas for extended periods of time and operate in low visibility conditions. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. John C.B. Ennis)

The Embassy

The U.S. Has Destroyed Iran’s Military — Without Regime Change It May Have Created Something More Dangerous

Without Regime Change, the IRGC Will Rebuild — Russia and China Could Accelerate Iran’s Rearmament in Years The question of victory in Iran needs...

Kris OsbornApril 4, 2026

A Marine with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, fires an AT4 antitank rocket launcher in the Central Command area of operations, March 23, 2015. The 2/7 Marines participated in a range that tests their ability to conduct an integrated combined arms assault against a simulated enemy position. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/Released)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Strait of Hormuz Is Still Closed After 5 Weeks — Here’s How the Marines Could Forcibly Open It With an Air Assault in Days

An Amphibious Assault on the Strait of Hormuz Won’t Look Like Iwo Jima — It’ll Come From the Air With F-35Bs, Ospreys, and 82nd...

Kris OsbornApril 4, 2026

The Embassy

China Is Iran on Steroids — Better Missiles, Better Air Defenses, and the Strait of Hormuz Just Proved the U.S. Navy Isn’t Ready

Forget Iran: China’s DF-21D and DF-26 Carrier-Killer Missiles Can Hold U.S. Surface Ships at Risk Beyond the First Island Chain More than a month...

Isaac SeitzApril 3, 2026

B-1B Lancer at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Iran War Has an End Date. Whether the Objectives Were Met Is a Different Question

Operation Epic Fury Is Entering Its Fifth Week — Trump’s Iran War Timeline Aligns With the Pentagon’s Original Planning Window U.S. President Donald Trump...

Harrison KassApril 3, 2026

The Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) conducted an Air Raid exercise with a U.S. A-10C Thunderbolt II, the Italian Navy Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel ITS Montecuccoli (P 432) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, July 17, off the coast of Hawaii. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise; RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by David Lau)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The A-10 Warthog Has a Gatling Gun That Fires 4,200 Rounds Per Minute — The F-35 Can’t Replace It and Iran Is Feeling the Pain

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine Confirms A-10 Warthogs Are Hunting Iranian Fast Boats in the Strait of Hormuz With A-10 Thunderbolt...

Caleb LarsonApril 3, 2026

The Embassy

Everyone Thinks Iran ‘Closed’ the Strait of Hormuz — What It Actually Did Is Worse

The Strait of Hormuz Energy Hostage Crisis Explained On March 31, Donald Trump said the war with Iran could end in “two weeks, maybe...

Jack BuckbyApril 1, 2026

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Gas Prices Jumped Over a Dollar in 1 Month Because of the Strait of Hormuz — Trump Is Now Considering Ending the War Without Reopening It

The Iran War Is Now Becoming a Strait of Hormuz Showdown The war in Iran began just over a month ago, when the United...

Stephen SilverApril 1, 2026

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (March 31, 2026) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the flagship of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, departs Naval Station Norfolk to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment, March 31, 2026. More than 5,000 personnel are assigned to the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders increased capacity to underpin American security and economic prosperity, deter adversaries, and project power on a global scale through sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek Cole)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Iran Turned the Strait of Hormuz Into a Toll Booth and the U.S. Is About To Sign a Ceasefire That Lets Them Keep It

The Iran War Is Now All About Who Controls the Strait of Hormuz Clausewitz understood that wars have a way of outgrowing the aims...

Andrew LathamMarch 31, 2026

An F-35A Lightning II from the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies behind a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, over the Indo-Pacific, March 10, 2022. Aircrews routinely fly missions aimed at sharpening the necessary skills needed to respond to emerging situations at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Bad News: Iran’s Military Isn’t Dead Yet

Iran’s Military Isn’t Destroyed Yet and Could Still Damage Without a clear regime change in Iran, thousands of hopeful Iranians are likely to be...

Kris OsbornMarch 28, 2026

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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China Is Helping Iran Rebuild Its Missile Program — 5 Ships Have Already Delivered Solid Rocket Fuel Ingredients

The Embassy

The U.S. Has Destroyed Iran’s Military — Without Regime Change It May Have Created Something More Dangerous

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Strait of Hormuz Is Still Closed After 5 Weeks — Here’s How the Marines Could Forcibly Open It With an Air Assault in Days

The Embassy

China Is Iran on Steroids — Better Missiles, Better Air Defenses, and the Strait of Hormuz Just Proved the U.S. Navy Isn’t Ready

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Iran War Has an End Date. Whether the Objectives Were Met Is a Different Question

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The A-10 Warthog Has a Gatling Gun That Fires 4,200 Rounds Per Minute — The F-35 Can’t Replace It and Iran Is Feeling the Pain

The Embassy

Everyone Thinks Iran ‘Closed’ the Strait of Hormuz — What It Actually Did Is Worse

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Gas Prices Jumped Over a Dollar in 1 Month Because of the Strait of Hormuz — Trump Is Now Considering Ending the War Without Reopening It

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Iran Turned the Strait of Hormuz Into a Toll Booth and the U.S. Is About To Sign a Ceasefire That Lets Them Keep It

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Bad News: Iran’s Military Isn’t Dead Yet

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