CBS News July 19, 2026 / 3:52 PM EDT What to know about the Iran war today: A U.S. service member was killed in action in Iraq on July 18, bringing the death toll among U.S. service members in the war with Iran to 17, U.S. Central Command said Sunday. The U.S. conducted an eighth […]
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Desalination and Power Plants hit in Kuwait and Iran
BBC July 17, 2026 In its response to the latest US attacks, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had struck US maritime surveillance radar sites in Oman as well as targets in Kuwait and Bahrain. It also claims to have attacked a US special operations command centre at al-Tanf in Syria. Syria has not […]
Choke Point: The Global Economic Consequences of the Persian Gulf Shutdown
How the disruption of oil, liquefied natural gas, and urea exports will cascade through the world economy Larry C. Johnson • March 10, 2026 The Strait of Hormuz: A Single Point of Failure Roughly 20–21 million barrels of oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz every day, representing approximately 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption and […]
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