World
China charges back into the oil market as Hormuz chaos sends crude toward $110(Daily Caller News Foundation) – China is returning to the global oil market after months of leaning heavily on its own crude stockpiles, adding another source of demand as… Read More
Culture
U.S. inflation remains at 3.4% in August report(The Center Square) – U.S. inflation rose by 0.4% in August for an annual rate of 3.4%, keeping in track with July’s data, according to a new report from… Read More
World
Energy secretary gives reality check after US military takes out 3 Iranian oil tankers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Secretary of Energy Chris Wright outlined America’s long-term goal for securing global trade passing through the Strait of Hormuz even as its conflict with… Read More
World
With eye on midterms, U.S. wages quiet war as Iran tries to get loudA series of inconsequential attacks from Iran on U.S. assets in the Middle East hit Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait, which the U.S. says resulted in no casualties for Americans. … Read More
Government
Analysis: Army secretary resignation exposes decades of military neglectThe battle inside the Pentagon over modernization and readiness has burst into public view as Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll resigned after meeting President Donald Trump. Driscoll has… Read More
Culture
Crop prices soar to 14 year high(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Agricultural commodities rose to their highest rate in more than a decade in August as wars and extreme weather threatened supplies, raising concerns that… Read More
World
Trump slow rolls sanctions on Iran allies as gasoline shortages hit Islamic RepublicThe Trump administration announced the start of a new campaign called Operation Economic Outcast that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent called “an economic onslaught” against Iran. Under the campaign, the U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Iranian entities, and warning Iranian… Read More
Government
Iran-linked threat actors hack America’s water infrastructure as experts warn of growing risksFederal and state authorities are investigating a series of cyber-attacks affecting critical infrastructure across the U.S. in incidents cybersecurity experts tell Heartlander News could become more common. Threat… Read More
World
‘Economic asphyxiation’: US announces global sanctions against Iran, enforcing ‘zero-leakage approach’The U.S. is launching Operation Economic Outcast, a global “economic onslaught” to isolate Iran, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced at a press briefing Monday. The U.S. also expects cooperation… Read More
World
Analysis: Trump’s strategy may aim at normalization in Korea, progress on Iran nukesPresident Donald Trump scaled back joint exercises with South Korea just days before he noted with unusual certainty how many nuclear missiles North Korea possesses. While many have … Read More
Government
Pentagon hunts for new radar as hypersonic missiles put US defenses to the test(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Pentagon is searching for a new generation of highly mobile radars capable of tracking hypersonic missiles as these weapons increasingly challenge U.S. missile… Read More
Opinion
Analysis: Trump’s Korean maneuver cancellation not a sign of US military strainA look at the history of joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises should reassure critics who claim the Iran War is straining the resources of the American military. President… Read More
World
Analysis: ‘Talking-while-fighting’ pattern may be more productive in US-Iran warPresident Donald Trump said peace talks would resume with Iran this week, after postponing what he described as the largest military attack since World War II. “We had an attack [planned] that would… Read More
Government
Analysis: Netanyahu, Zelensky meetings with Trump highlight U.S. war manufacturing deficienciesPresident Donald Trump hosted separate meetings Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the wars involving Iran and Ukraine remain fluid. Read More
World
Trump hits pause on Iran war but no one knows for how longPresident Donald Trump paused U.S. strikes on Iran Monday as the U.S. is seemingly running out of targets, according to U.S. officials. One administration source, speaking on… Read More
Government
GOP Louisiana Sen John Kennedy says bailing on Iran War would be a ‘huge, huge mistake’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Louisiana Senator John Kennedy said during a Sunday interview on “Face the Nation” that the United States should stay the course in Iran… Read More
World
Service member killed in action; remains found in search for one missing(Center Square) – Another U.S. service member has been killed following Iranian strikes in the Middle East, as remains were found in the search for a missing military member,… Read More
World
Analysis: Hormuz control presents ‘either-or’ options on regime change for TehranCommercial shipping continues to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to a U.S. Central Command official, but whether the strait remains open could increase pressure for regime change in… Read More
Politics
Vance’s Israel broadside opens new fault line for VP in Trump worldVice President JD Vance accused elements of the Israeli government of financing a campaign to turn American conservatives against President Donald Trump’s effort to reach a peace agreement with… Read More
Culture
U.S. inflation cools to 3.5% in better than expected June report(The Center Square) – U.S. inflation decreased by 0.4% in June, for a seasonally adjusted total of 3.5% over the year, driven by rapidly falling energy costs, according to… Read More