Tag: Strait of Hormuz
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Iran Fired at U.S. Forces. The Qeshm Island Strikes Were the Right Answer.
Editor’s note, November 14, 2026: I have folded our late-October and early-November Hormuz posts into this living column, from the post-midterm strike warnings through the November 2 Qeshm Island strikes. Later developments will be added here. Our November 12 column on Iran’s enriched uranium and the blockade remains a separate chapter. The Qeshm Island strikes…
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Netanyahu Wants More Iran Strikes. America Sets the Clock.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a new round of Netanyahu Iran strikes, and he wants them soon. He is pushing President Trump to hit Iran again right after Tuesday’s midterm elections, two regional officials and a third person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Monday, according to CBS News, citing the…
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Iran Says It Can Reopen Hormuz in Two Days. Read the Fine Print.
Iran says it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz in two days if Washington meets its demands. The timeline got shorter, but the demands did not. Here is the catch, why peace through strength still matters, and what it means for your gas tank.
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Bombs on a Tanker Hull in Hormuz. Now Trump Has to Decide.
A small boat attached two explosive devices to a tanker’s hull in the Strait of Hormuz, a new tactic in the eight-month Iran conflict. A Saudi-led coalition says it downed a Houthi drone near Mecca, and CENTCOM briefed Trump on Iran options. Here’s what it means for his decision and your gas prices.
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Iran Strike After Midterms? US Tells Gulf to Brace for a Short War
An Iran strike after midterms is no longer just rumor. The U.S. has told several Gulf Arab countries to be ready for a “short, intense military campaign” once the Nov. 3 elections are over, The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday, citing people briefed on the conversations, according to Anadolu Agency and Iran International, which…
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Oil Just Hit $117. Iran Is Betting You’ll Blame Washington.
Brent crude briefly topped $117 after Iran claimed hits on seven tankers in Hormuz. Tehran is using the gas pump as a weapon two weeks before Election Day.
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Mike Waltz Says the Iran War Could Last Another Year. Believe Him.
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz told the Financial Times the Iran war could last another year as Brent crude climbed above $114 a barrel.
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Trump Called Off the Iran Strike. Tehran Says He Is Lying About Why
President Trump announced late Saturday night that he canceled a planned strike on Iran’s energy infrastructure, saying Iran and other Middle Eastern nations asked the United States to hold off because the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to. The news that Trump cancels Iran strike has already generated strong reactions worldwide. Within hours,…
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Trump’s Iran Deal: The Islamabad Memorandum — Win, Workaround, or Warning?
On June 17, 2026, President Donald Trump signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, officially ending the 2026 Iran War, a conflict that began on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure. The signing took place in two locations simultaneously: Trump at the Palace…
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Russian Intelligence Sharing Is Helping Iran Target the U.S.
Here is the piece of the Iran war coverage that keeps getting buried, and that every American needs to understand: Russian intelligence sharing is helping Iran target American forces. That is not speculation from a think tank. It has been reported by multiple outlets, backed by Ukrainian intelligence, and confirmed in part by Western sources.…
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