x-Admiral Montgomery’s sees a 2-3 week timeline to US control of Hormuz. Conditions must be set for control, if they are not set then it will very difficult to end the war. The degradation strikes continue (including on all the island sites) could reach the knock-down point by ~March 21–28. After the missiles, drones are …
TankerTrackers.com is one of the highest-quality public sources available right now. Kpler & Vortexa now note the trickle of dark or escorted transits. 14-16 Tankers passed through Hormuz Today. Traffic is way down with normal ~150+ vessels per day has collapsed to low single digits or low teens (80-90% drop). Tactics being used are turning …
CONFIRMED – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on national TV today, March 8, 2026. on Fox News Sunday and CBS “Face the Nation” and other appearances). The plan is to get oil and natural gas and fertilizer and all the products from the Gulf flowing through the Straits before too long… one large tanker …
The U.S. Navy has deployed the HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance) during Operation Epic Fury and there are reports of shooting down Iranian drones. US CENTCOM released footage in 2026 showing an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer equipped with the steerable high-energy laser operating off Iran’s coast while launching strikes. The New York …
The 2026 Iran war is quantitatively ~2–4× bigger in key metrics already and in half the time. Trump has said it will last weeks and the use of B52s is increasing the attack rate by 4 times. The duration could be 3 times longer or more. It could end up at 20 or more times …
No specific ships have been reported using this new US insurance to transit safely in the last 24 hours, as the program is brand new and traffic remains halted. Some vessels are reflagging or signaling Chinese ownership to gain passage under Iran’s exemptions, rather than relying on insurance. Single-digit transits (1-3 confirmed crossings), far below …
US Treasury (under Bessent) claims direct visibility into wire transfers landing in global banks. Pre-strike Central Bank of Iran data (reported February 18–20, 2026) showed a record ~$15 billion capital outflow in a recent period, more than offsetting an $11 billion trade surplus — accelerating as oil revenues fell and uncertainty rose. One earlier report …
200 mobile launchers destroyed in Iran. This is roughly 50% of Iran’s operational launcher fleet at the start of the current campaign. Iran missile stockpile was 3000, inventory estimate 1500-2500 (500 fired). Esfahan North Missile Base (near Najafabad, Esfahan Province) — at least one launcher + missile storage facility destroyed. Iran increasingly relies on cheaper …
The US military-industrial complex (MIC) operates in a highly protected, alliance-driven market, not a free global competition. The claim that “Europe building its own gear will harm the US MIC” is indeed absurd in scale and ignores structural imbalances, NATO interoperability requirements, Buy American rules, and massive US export dependence on European demand. Below is …
There have been assessments of the physical damage to Iran’s Fordow nuclear enrichment facility. The general assessment is that the enriched uranium was moved. It was likely moved near Isfahan, which was also hit. However, we do not know where the enriched uranium is. It is likely the centrifuges could not be moved and were …
It looks like a fragile peace might happen. It is still only hours old. There is also checkpoints and drone and other chaos inside Iran. This could be part of the regime not willing to follow the peace and it could also be mixed in with an uprising by others. There still needs to be …