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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...
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...
There is an old rule in medicine that applies with uncomfortable precision to war: never stop taking antibiotics halfway through the course. Do, and...
U.S. Central Command has announced that the United States will blockade the Strait of Hormuz beginning today. This is a surprising move that comes...
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...
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...
Even before the outbreak of Operation Epic Fury, which is now paused due to a ceasefire, Iran’s naval capabilities were not all that impressive...