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Strategic Gains Mount for the United States and Israel As Iran Missile And Proxy Networks Falter
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Al Jazeera, Approved, Commentary, National

Strategic Gains Mount for the United States and Israel As Iran Missile And Proxy Networks Falter

By Muhanad Seloom | Al Jazeera Every aspect of Iran’s ability to project regional power is being successfully degraded. Two weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the dominant narrative has settled into a comfortable groove: The United States and Israel stumbled into a war without a plan. Iran is retaliating across the region. Oil prices are surging, and the world is facing another Middle Eastern quagmire. US senators have called it a blunder. Cable news has tallied the crises. Commentators have warned of a long war. The chorus is loud and, in some respects, understandable. War is ugly, and this one has imposed real costs on millions of people across the Middle East, including the city I live in. But this narrative is wrong. Not because the costs are imaginary, but b...
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Trump Administration Taps Global Oil Reserves And U.S. Production To Steady Markets
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The Daily Signal, Approved, National

Trump Administration Taps Global Oil Reserves And U.S. Production To Steady Markets

By: Anthony Iafrate | The Daily Signal THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Secretary of Energy Chris Wright stated during a “Meet The Press” interview Sunday that the U.S. is taking several actions—including increasing oil production in deep blue California—to mitigate rising fuel costs due to the conflict in Iran. After the military strikes of Operation Epic Fury began Feb. 28, Iran sought to block U.S. transport vessels from passing though the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway separating the country from the Gulf States through which an estimated 20% of the world’s oil demand usually flows. The reduction in shipping volume has led to the surge of oil prices in the following weeks. “We have done many, many act...
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Day 13 Iran conflict SitRep
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Grounds For Truth, Approved, Commentary, National

Day 13 Iran conflict SitRep

By Kennesaw | Commentary, Grounds for Truth While this is a dialog intel brief of Epic Fury, I encourage people to do their own research, to question everything before coming to conclusions that may not be based on knowing all the facts, objectives, motives. From the Oval Office to your kitchen table, consider this your unvarnished sitrep on the Iran conflict – raw intel pulled fresh as of this moment (March 13, 2026, 07:34 AM MDT), cross-verified from CENTCOM feeds, sat recon, ground whispers, and expanded sources like ISW reports, Britannica overviews, Reuters dispatches, Al Jazeera analyses, CBS News, New York Times, National Review, and Polymarket odds, no legacy media spin or “both-sides” fluff. Thirteen days in, U.S. and Israeli operations sustain dominance with ...
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Oil Surges Past $100 As Middle East War Disrupts Global Supply
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Breitbart, Approved, National

Oil Surges Past $100 As Middle East War Disrupts Global Supply

By: John Carney | Breitbart Oil prices surged past $110 a barrel on Sunday evening, topping $100 for the first time in nearly four years, as the war in the Middle East entered its ninth day with no end in sight and the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed to tanker traffic. Brent crude, the international benchmark, briefly topped $110 soon after markets opened Sunday evening, while West Texas Intermediate rose to $109.05. Both benchmarks were trading around $60 a barrel in early January. President Trump on Sunday night sought to reassure Americans that oil prices would come down in short order. “Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Saf...
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America’s Energy Boom Provides Strategic Shield Amid Middle East Turmoil
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Forbes, Approved, Commentary, National

America’s Energy Boom Provides Strategic Shield Amid Middle East Turmoil

By: David Blackmon | Commentary, Forbes As the missiles and drones continue to fly over the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict centered in Iran, global oil markets are in turmoil. Crude prices surged past $90 per barrel on March 6, and United States pump prices have jumped about 20 cents a gallon in the past week. But even with that, the United States is weathering this storm better than other global powers thanks to an unrivaled level of national energy security. The Shale Boom and Energy Dominance: Building Blocks Of Energy Security The shale boom, boosted by the energy dominance agendas of both Donald Trump presidencies, has transformed the U.S. into an energy powerhouse, slashing reliance on Persian Gulf oil to near rock-bottom levels. This is goo...
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Insurance Turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz Could Ripple Into U.S. Energy Prices
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National, Rocky Mountain Voice, Top Stories

Insurance Turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz Could Ripple Into U.S. Energy Prices

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice The next jump in gasoline prices might not start at an oil well or a refinery. It could start in the insurance market. The change isn’t happening on the water. It’s happening in insurance offices. Marine insurers have started canceling or sharply increasing the cost of war-risk coverage for ships operating in the Persian Gulf as tensions involving Iran grow. It may sound like a technical insurance decision, but for shipping companies it can determine whether a tanker sails or waits. When coverage disappears — or becomes too expensive — ships often wait. And some already are. Shipping reports indicate vessels have slowed or anchored near the Strait of Hormuz while insurers review the risks a...
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China Scrambles As U.S Israeli Strike On Iran Upends Xi’s Middle East Strategy
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National Review, Approved, National

China Scrambles As U.S Israeli Strike On Iran Upends Xi’s Middle East Strategy

By: Zineb Riboua | National Review The U.S.–Israeli military campaign has created palpable problems for China. The men in Zhongnanhai do not rattle easily. Decades of patient statecraft, a foreign policy built on studied ambiguity, and an economy engineered to absorb external shocks have granted Beijing’s leadership a remarkable tolerance for turbulence. Operation Epic Fury, the U.S.–Israeli military campaign now dismantling Iran’s military architecture, has produced something unusual in the corridors of Chinese power: visible confusion. Xi Jinping is scrambling — and that word is not used lightly. For a leader who has built his image on strategic composure and long-horizon thinking, Xi faces an acutely dangerous moment — not because China faces a direct military thr...
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Why Iran Matters to Every Single American
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Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, National, Top Stories

Why Iran Matters to Every Single American

By Heidi Ganahl | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice There are Americans right now screaming, “Why are we in Iran? This isn’t our fight.” Let’s slow that down. What’s unfolding in the Middle East isn’t a foreign skirmish on a map most people can’t read. It’s a defining moment for American security, American prosperity, and American credibility — and it affects every one of us, whether we’re paying attention or not. This Didn’t Start in Tehran Before Operation Epic Fury, the Trump administration removed Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela — not with a strongly worded letter or another round of sanctions, but with decisive action and the kind of political will Washington hadn’t shown in decades. Maduro had turned Venezuela into a narco-state actively poiso...
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