Syria
Iran
+8
Oct 2, 2026
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8 min read
The Third Carrier
U.S. officials say the Roosevelt is bound for the Middle East, Axios reports two more Patriot batteries at Saudi and Qatari energy sites, and the President says new strikes on Iran are possible after November 3
Iran
+4
Aug 31, 2026
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14 min read
The Empire That Isn't
Five years after Kabul, the Times says the lesson is learning how to quit. The evidence reads the other way: America does not police an empire, it preempts chaos, and every time it stops, the bill arrives.
Iran
+4
Aug 27, 2026
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18 min read
The Corridor That Isn't
Tehran claims a Hormuz deal, Oman says otherwise, a tanker burns near Khasab, and the target list reaches the families.
Iran
+4
Aug 11, 2026
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14 min read
The Blockade Shoots Back
CENTCOM puts two Hellfires into a blockade runner's engine room while Trump plays banker to a failing regime. Plus: Damascus sentences the Assads to death, Beirut retires the gallows over Hezbollah's objection, first blood on the water at Bab el-Mandeb, and six ships through Hormuz in a day.