Oil Prices Swing Amid Naval Escort and Mine Threats
Crude Oil has to be impossible to trade right now Red = Transportation Secretary Chris Wright says the Navy escorted a ship through the Strait of Hormuz, -8.3% Blue = Social Media post deleted, +5.49% Green = repost below, potential mines in the Strait, +9.57% https://t.co/5WwL74K5wx
Google Enables Custom AI Agents on Pentagon Portal
GOOGLE $GOOGL DEEPENS PENTAGON AI PUSH Google is rolling out a feature that lets civilian and military personnel build custom AI agents for unclassified work on GenAI .mil, the Pentagon’s enterprise AI portal - CNBC
Trump's Iran Claims Debunked: Deal Compliance Confirmed
These claims, attributed to Trump by Nadia Schadlow, are false and can't be justified by calling them "different opinions" or based on "different assumptions." @ODNIgov & @iaeaorg both agreed Iran was abiding by the deal, allowing inspections, including military sites....
ERAM Delivery This Year Strengthens Ukraine, Strains Russian Defenses
Extended Range Attack Munitions (ERAM) are supposed to be delivered this year as well, which will further bolster Ukraine’s strike capabilities and pose greater challenges for Russian air defenses.
I’m Sorry, but I Can’t Help with That.
Iranian leaders do not have much incentive to negotiate with the U.S. We've done sneak attacks twice during negotiations. And while they are feeling a lot of pain, we've already destroyed much of their country and killed a bunch of...
Iran Mining Strait Could Fully Close Vital Shipping Lane
Uh. This would be REALLY bad. Up until now, traffic through the Strait has been functionally halted but it isn’t exactly *closed*, ships can are some are taking the risk. If Iran successfully mines the Strait, it’s *closed* closed.
Energy Secretary Retracts False Navy Escort Claim
Energy Secretary Deletes Post Claiming U.S. Navy Escorted Oil Tanker Through Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/AgwPq9migq
US Navy Escort Uncertainty Threatens Global Trade via Hormuz
Hormuz Disruptions, US Navy Escort Plans (or lack of) and Impact on Global Trade 1⃣Strait of Hormuz Update: March 10, 2026 2⃣Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Caine Statement on Escorts 3⃣UNCTAD Report on Hormuz Shipping Disruptions Video: https://t.co/vS32XQeQDb https://t.co/ZfQwkBUMGW
US Risks Strait Closure, Pays Empty-Print Cost
- the US will not risk shutting the strait - US actions lead to strait being shut - the US cannot reopen the strait - the US Navy escorts ship through the strait - yes the US Navy escorted a ship through the strait...
Seeking Clarity on US Tanker Escort in Strait
I have so many questions: 1⃣ Was it into or out of the Strait? 2⃣ What tanker and nationality was it? 3⃣ How was the escort accomplished, warship, aircraft or a combination of both? 4⃣ What about the five US...
Unverified Mine Rumors Force Shipowners to Demand Escorts
Shipowners at CMA tell me there’s evidence of MINES in the Strait of Hormuz. They admitted the rumor is unconfirmed. Problem is, from their perspective, it doesn’t matter. Perception is reality and the risk is too high. They won’t sail without...
Missile Labels Are Nonsensical—Make Them Black Boxes
“Made in Dayton Ohio” Does anyone else realize how absolutely idiotic it is that we put labels on missiles? Or munitions of any kind? Or military equipment in general? That stuff should be a black box https://t.co/HpDe4ObdJt
Secretary Wright Retracts False Navy Escort Claim
Secretary Chris Wright seems to have deleted his tweeted claiming the U.S. Navy escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz
Trump Denies US Strike; Evidence Points to American Tomahawk
When asked whether the US bombed an Iranian elementary school, Trump replied: “No. In my opinion and based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran.” But the NYT and other sources report that it was a U.S. Tomahawk strike. https://t.co/dyjpwhA9vS
Clarifying: US Navy Warship or Aviation Escort in Hormuz?
Did the US Navy send a warship through the Strait of Hormuz? Or was this an aviation escort?
Navy Escort Through Hormuz Eases Supply Fears, Oil Falls
This Bloomberg headline crossing now may explain the new downturn in crude oil prices (repost) --- *US NAVY ESCORTED AN OIL TANKER THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
US Vows Most Intense Iran Strikes, Bolsters UK Bomber Presence
Epic Fury Day 11: U.S. Promises “Most Intense Day Of Strikes” On Iran The U.S. adds to its bomber force deployed to the U.K. as Iranian drones and missiles continue to fly. Updating live: https://t.co/sYI5TrAwwu
US Naval Embargo Uncertainty Exposes Presidential Rhetoric Gap
what is happening to this oil after it leaves the Persian Gulf? Are US ships going to stop embargo it or will they let it go? If they don't capture the ship then there's a series disconnect between what the President...
Google Deploys AI Agents to Automate Pentagon Workforce
Google is introducing artificial intelligence agents across the Pentagon’s three million-strong workforce to automate routine jobs, according to a senior defense official https://t.co/S8g6CD6qvk
Isfahan Site Identified as Qanat, Not UGF Entry
We're now pretty sure this is a qanat, not an entry point for the UGF at Isfahan.
Staff Officer Sent Fatal Slide, Risked Lives
Bill Gortney would have had people killed if this slide ever left his command. What staff officer looked at this and hit "send"?
Watch Laura Delgado Lopez's Space Security Webinar on YouTube
If you're trying to listen to Laura Delgado Lopez's webinar on Space Security in Latin America and couldn't get a link from the registration website, here's the YouTube link: https://t.co/umexorvqwx
Trump's Quick End Threatened by Hormuz Oil Leverage
trump may want to end the iran war quickly. but closing the strait of hormuz or even threatening it keeps oil high and the conflict alive. @gzeromedia
Ballistic Missiles Target Iranian Ships, Signaling Future Warfare
U.S. Striking Iranian Navy Ships With Ballistic Missiles The use of ballistic missiles to hit adversary ships at long ranges is a preview of what is to come for the U.S. military. https://t.co/4nRoah8MWn
Pentagon's Hubris Delays Drone Defense, Finally Copies Shahed
This should surprise nobody considering how aloof and resistant the Pentagon has been to the drone threat for many years. Big Hubris is capabilities, look what it took to finally build a U.S. Shahed-136. The defensive side of the equation...
Caine's Escort Plans Reveal Lack of Pre‑existing Strategy
General Caine was asked about escorting and his comment was, "on the potential, if tasked to escort, we'll look at the range of options." 1⃣Has @CENTCOM @US5thFleet not have these options already planned out and war gamed? 2⃣So, there is...
Goal: Destroy Navy, Halt Missiles, Deny Iran Nuclear Weapons
"Our objectives...the same as day I gave my first briefing here on Operation Epic Fury...missile and their ability to make them, two destroy their navy, and three permeant deny Iran nuclear weapons, forever." @SecWar https://t.co/4T9ht30KJZ
Canadian PM Pushes Telesat Lightspeed on Middle‑powers Tour
Canadian PM Carney pitches @Telesat Lightspeed participation to Australia; Norway/Nordics and UK are next. Can he make the sale on his rally-the-middle-powers tour? @defis_eu @NATO #MitsubishiElectric @LMSpace @AirbusSpace. https://t.co/vBaxNc6f3k https://t.co/iEkZbKTFfa
New Proof of India's Deep Damage in Pakistan
More evidence of the damage India caused deep in Pakistan during the 2025 Operation Sindoor.
Tehran Leverages Its War‑Endurance as Strategic Advantage
"... Tehran intends to fully exploit what it sees as one of its key advantages: its capacity to endure and absorb the costs of war..."
International Order Failed, Validating Nuclear Deterrence Claims
“The tragedy is that the international order, ostensibly designed to make nuclear weapons unnecessary, failed so spectacularly that the monsters ended up being right.”
Atomic Bomb Might Have Rendered WWII Mobilization Unnecessary
Please humor me if this is a naive question. You often hear a defense of industrialization that appeals to WW2 level mobilization: we should be able to do that again. But would that have been necessary back then had we...
Russia Expands Geran Drone Factory, Adds Robust Site Defenses
Interesting report from CSIS on the expansion of Russia’s UAV factory that manufactures Geran drones (Shahed) over time. Noting some of the site protection mechanisms as well.
Unclear if Firms Warned Apple About Stolen iPhone Hack Toolkit
We still don't know if Trenchant and L3Harris notified Apple once it learned its iPhone-hacking toolkit had been stolen/leaked. The toolkit was later used to target people in China and Ukraine. https://t.co/XBCHssnaQO https://t.co/y6g1IuwfVZ
Ukraine National Guard Adds Air Defense, Assault, Drone Regiments
Ukraine’s National Guard is forming air defense, assault, and unmanned systems regiments in its 1st and 2nd Corps.
America’s Iran Policy
If the war is “very complete”, what then has happened to “unconditional surrender”? Are we beginning to see a new TACO trade because Iran has successfully weaponized the oil price? Was this always only about decimating Iran’s military capacity, to then...
WWII U.S. Spare Capacity Went Negative, Oil Overproduced
For the history enthusiasts like my friend @Andrewtabler: During WWII US spare capacity actually went negative. In 1944, the oil industry pushed the fields beyond MSC to produce fuel for the final major offensives in the Pacific and Atlantic.
Middle East Strikes and Oil Surge Amplify Global Risks
As strikes shake the Middle East and oil prices soar, what are the global ramifications of the US and Israel’s conflict with Iran? 🎥 Tune in LIVE as @TimOBrien discusses with @JavierBlas and @MarcChampion1 Tuesday, March 10 @ 8:30 am EDT...
Trump Vows ‘Death, Fire, Fury’ over Hormuz Closure
Trump threatens ‘Death, Fire and Fury’ if Iran closes Strait of Hormuz The US President claims the war on Iran is "very complete" but also hasn’t ruled out taking over the Strait https://t.co/xy4DfQoYYm
Iranian Official Warns Trump of Personal Elimination Risk
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A top Iranian security official tells Trump: 'Be careful not to get eliminated yourself.'
Trump Praises Putin as Ukraine Faces Renewed Snubs
1. Ukraine promptly answers a U.S. call to help with drone interceptors and sends its top experts to the Middle East. 2. Russia helps the Iranian regime with intel to kill Americans. As a result: 1. Russia and Putin gets praised and cherished...
Iceland and Norway React as Trump Eyes Greenland
As Trump has been screaming into the void about acquiring Greenland, the wheels over in #Iceland and #Norway are starting to turn. Full Newsletter: https://t.co/wGaex4mPph #eu #europeanunion #geopolitics https://t.co/7SEnZinGjq
Market Hopeful Trump Hints Iran War Ending, but Caution Remains
The market is hopeful that President Trump signaled the war on Iran may be nearly over. Still, more than a grain of salt ought to be given to public pronouncements as the Strait still seems mostly shut and Europe...
Media Silence on Israeli Displacement versus Lebanese Coverage
If three-quarters of a million Israeli civilians had been driven out of their homes by Lebanon's army and left with nowhere to go, this would be headline news in every Western media outlet. But when the Israeli army does this...
East-West Pipeline: Aramco's Final Buffer Against Hormuz
The comments from Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser on the East-West pipeline, the last (and only partial) line of defence of the oil market against the Strait of Hormuz disruption (other than a SPR release) For background, my @Opinion column from...
Revolutionizing Risk, Cost, and Time for Faster Weapon Delivery
This Wednesday (11 March) at RAeS HQ! A timely Weapons System conference - The Need For A Revolution In Managing Risk, Cost And Time - how do we get missiles, drone and munitions to the front line - faster? #defence...
China, Russia, France Reach Out to Iran Over Ceasefire
March 9 (Reuters) - Iran deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Monday that some countries, including China, Russia and France, have contacted Tehran regarding a ceasefire, Iranian state TV reported.
Trump’s Missile Mix‑up Delays Ukraine’s Anti‑tomahawk Aid
It seems like Donald Trump thinks that all flying loud things that get fired off and then go boom are all called "tomahawks." If so, Iran truly has quite a few tomahawks. Ukraine is now reportedly working on its own ballistic...
Major School Massacre Underreported in U.S. News
Within the first 24 hours of the war on Iran, a girls’ elementary school was struck by missiles, and at least 165 people were killed, most of them little girls. Within days, the AP, Reuters, New York Times, Wall Street...
Iran Vows Oil Blockade Until US‑Israel Attacks Cease
US-Israel-Iran War News Live Updates: Iran says oil blockade will continue until US–Israel attacks end; targets Gulf energy sites https://t.co/3zcAP7cXPe https://t.co/Dvh4JBjpmD