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Iran war hits 6-month mark with no end in sight

The head of the U.S. military’s Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, has echoed President Trump’s insistence that the Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes are clear of sea mines, saying they are “open, and momentum is building.”  He acknowledged, however, that vessels still seek direct U.S. military protection to use the vital waterway, which Iran has…

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Reports of sexual assault in the military declined for third straight year, Pentagon says

Official reports of sexual assault and the estimated number of sexual assaults in the military both decreased in fiscal year 2025, according to the Pentagon’s annual review of sexual assault released on Friday.   The review included data from an anonymous survey conducted every other year that asks service members whether they’ve been the victim…

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Why Dubai may be vital to the Trump administration’s economic war on Iran

President Trump threatened this week to wield an “unprecedented” level of economic warfare against Iran, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to “collapse” the Islamic Republic regime with the “toughest sanctions in history.”  But the effectiveness of a bolstered economic campaign against Iran may rest largely on one close U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf,…

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