With the President’s timeline for energy destruction in Iran ending Tuesday night, Trump announced just a half hour before that a negotiated two week cease fire was being finalized: The Iranians the put out a response of their own agreeing to the deal and the foundation for continuing negotiations: The cease fire was mediated thanks to the efforts of Pakistan, whose foreign minister also announced the deal and further talks to be taking place: Several missiles were still fire

With over 11,000 airstrikes completed and Iran’s top officials dead, the war continues to drag on, threatening the world economy with energy shortages. After a 48-hour ultimatum two weekends ago, followed by five-day and ten-day postponements, the deadline now approaches this Friday for the United States and Israel to target Iran’s civilian energy infrastructure. As this deadline for a deal nears, two conflicting narratives are unfolding. The first is that the United States a

As the war in Iran approaches the end of its fourth week, President Trump continues to seek creative solutions to bring the conflict to an end and manage its broader effects. Over the weekend, Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Iranians, threatening the destruction of their energy facilities. This was followed on Monday by an announcement that Iran had agreed to come to the negotiating table and was “willing and enthusiastic” to make a deal. Although Trump was eager to s

After the energy phase of the war began last week with strikes on the oil infrastructure on Kharg Island, Israel increased the pressure by bombing major oil fields in Iran on Friday. This was followed by Iran hitting an LNG pipeline in Qatar. The Israeli strikes ceased after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference that President Trump had called him and told him to stop the strikes on energy targets. Over the weekend, with the Strait of Hormuz still close

A car parks on a dark street during a blackout in Havana on March 4. Yamil Lage / AFP - Getty Images Cuba suffered its first total blackout today since the oil blockade was established by the United States in late January. Since that time, there has been a steady decrease in Cuba’s ability to meet energy needs throughout the country. This pressure is designed by the Trump administration to break the back of the hostile Cuban communist regime in an attempt to turn the country

On Friday night, March 13, the United States carried out a series of targeted airstrikes on military targets on the Iranian island of Kharg. Kharg Island is a strategic location in Iran’s oil infrastructure. The shores along Iran proper in the Persian Gulf are too shallow to accommodate the large tankers needed to move the oil, so they pipe the oil out to Kharg, where their large ports are. This strike, although targeting only military sites, came dangerously close to a red l

Tanker hit off the Iraqi coast (AP news) With the beginning of the war in Iran being overwhelmingly one-sided for the past two weeks, the true threat of Iran is starting to manifest on the world stage. Iran has very little capability to oppose the United States in any conventional military conflict, but it is starting to put immense pressure on the economic battlefield, for which there may not be an effective answer from the aggressor in this war. The Strait of Hormuz has bec

With day ten of the war in Iran passing, the full picture of the conflict and its global ramifications is starting to emerge. The situation in Iran has been dominated by the United States and Israel up to this point. The U.S. alone has launched over 5,000 airstrikes so far and today is one of the more aggressive days of their campaign. The Iranian Navy has been almost completely destroyed, and many officials at the higher levels of government have been killed. The Trump admin

Since February 1962, the United States has maintained an embargo on everything Cuban, following the socialist/communist revolution in 1959. There have been many times when the tension between the two countries has peaked, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis later in 1962, and relaxed, as it did during the Obama administration. Throughout this history, there has remained a tense 90 miles between the coast of Florida and the island nation, but when the second Trump administration

As the United States continues operations in Iran, passing the one-week mark, the effects of the war on the world are starting to take shape. Obviously, this includes the servicemen and women who have been killed over the last week and the increased military tension everywhere, but this is chiefly seen by the average American in something all too familiar: your gas price just shot up The reason for this is not that the United States can no longer buy oil from Iran because of

With day four wrapping up after the United States and Israel launched a joint operation against Iran, the outlook and results are beginning to take shape. The United States and Israel continue to fly hundreds of aircraft sorties over Iran after achieving total air superiority almost immediately following the initiation of the attacks. Plumes of smoke from two simultaneous strikes rise over Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohsen Ganji) Secretary of State Marco R

The day following Operation Epic Fury has brought the fog of war descending over the entire region. Numerous reports are emerging, many of which are difficult to verify, but both sides are making public claims. What can be confirmed is that Operation Epic Fury (U.S.) and Operation Roaring Lion (Israel) began shortly after 9 a.m. local time in Iran on February 28, 2026. These operations have consisted of continuous airstrike sorties over Iran, primarily targeting ballistic mis

After midnight on the morning of February 28 in Washington, D.C., the United States and Israel began large-scale military operations in Iran. Operation Epic Fury (U.S.) and Operation Roaring Lion (Israel) were joint air campaigns between the two countries aimed at striking military infrastructure, ballistic missile sites, and Iranian leadership targets. President Trump Announcing Operation Epic Fury (2/28/26) Donald Trump delivered a statement last night announcing the stri

Another round of talks took place on Thursday, February 26, between the United States and Iran. Held in Geneva, Switzerland, and mediated by the Omani government, the primary focus of these discussions was to make progress on a deal regarding Iran's nuclear program and its broader military apparatus. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (3rd L) and Switzerland's Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (2nd R) attend a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and Iran during a second r

In the past few weeks, the United States has greatly increased the presence of its armed forces in the Middle East. This is widely believed to be a posturing position in the rising conflict with the country of Iran. After calling off a strike last month at the last minute for ambiguous reasons, the Trump administration has moved the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier into the Mediterranean to join the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East. This brings the total in the area