One comment from Donald Trump cuts through the usual talking points: Ukraine should stop hitting Russian diesel refineries. We dig into why that matters, what it says about U.S. intelligence support for Ukrainian strikes, and how energy infrastructure attacks ripple...
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Trump Rebuffed Saudi Request to Attack Ansar Allah After US-Houthi Talks
US officials secretly met representatives of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement over the weekend in Oman as President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi Arabia for direct US strikes on the group. Washington instead agreed to provide Riyadh with intelligence as...
House Votes to End Iran War for Third Time
The House of Representatives passed a third War Powers Resolution calling on President Donald Trump to end unauthorized hostilities against Iran. The following day, House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the chamber’s remaining votes and sent lawmakers home early for the...
North Korea Slams US Plan for ‘AUKUS 2.0’ with South Korea and Japan
North Korean state media published an article slamming the US for encouraging South Korea and Japan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. The author argued the move justified North Korea building up its nuclear deterrent. In a commentary published by KCNA,...
Failure to Launch: This We Won’t Defend
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) spends one third of one percent of the DoW budget on missile defense of the homeland. One third of one percent. Approx ten billion dollars. On defense. The grunt math of defending against incoming munitions will always require more...
Republicans Ditch ‘Free Markets’ For ‘Free Money’
The Republican midterm convention was recently held in Dallas. If that sounds strange, your instincts are correct. Usually, the two major political parties hold their national conventions in the summer before a presidential election. This year, however, the...
Does ‘Freedom House’ Promote Freedom Or Discord?
When former CIA Director James Woolsey served as chairman of the board for the non-governmental organization (NGO) Freedom House for roughly two and a half years, it was during a particularly turbulent period in the post-Soviet space. Freedom House’s "Message from the...
CENTCOM Chief Tells Arab States US Will Not Withdraw from Middle East
Commander of Central Command (CENTCOM) Adm. Brad Cooper organized a meeting of Israeli and Arab military officials. At the summit, he informed his counterparts that the US military has no plans to withdraw its forces from the Middle East. Axios reported speaking with...
War Against Iran Created ‘Strategic Inventory Shortfalls’ of Key Munitions
A Pentagon Inspector General report reviewing the first four months of the war found that US munitions expenditures have created shortages in strategic weapons inventories. On Tuesday, Congress received an IG report reviewing the first four months of the war. The...
US Plans $2.8 Billion Transfer of 40,000 2,000-Pound Bombs, 20,000 Penetrator Warheads to Israel
The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel that includes 40,000 2,000-pound bombs and 20,000 penetrator warheads, with the weapons to be purchased using US military aid. Tucker Carlson first reported the transfer of 40,000 2,000-pound...
