Oil prices have surged as the United States and Iran have reignited their war. The US ruling class revoked a two-month sanctions waiver and renewed strikes against the Islamic Republic after reported tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), an unidentified projectile struck a tanker off the coast of Oman, causing a fire on board. The WSJ reported that one of the damaged vessels may have been the Al Rekayyat, a tanker owned by Qatar’s Nakilat. The vessel reportedly sustained damage near its engine room, while all crew members remained safe. Axios said the targeted ships suffered only limited damage. -RT US Allegations: Iran Fired Missiles At Vessels In Strait of Hormuz As strikes resume, pressure on the US consumer will also increase. Fuel prices are once again going to rise along with uncertain supply. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday revoked a two-month sanctions relief license for Iranian oil following reports of attacks on commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by RT. US forces also carried out a new wave of strikes against targets inside Iran overnight into Wednesday, as Washington…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mark Chestnutt is mourning the loss of his “buddy” and bass player, who died unexpectedly on the country star’s tour bus over the weekend.On Monday, the “Brother Jukebox” singer, 62, took to social media to share the heartbreaking news.”I lost my buddy Dave Sirmon Saturday night while on the road. Dave played bass guitar in my band. He was a great musician and friend,” Chestnbutt, who is currently on tour, wrote in an Instagram post. “He was such a hard worker and very hands-on with everything on the road. He was somebody I could really depend on not only for playing music but for every aspect of the road. Advice, music, songs, the bus. Everything.”COUNTRY SINGER MARK CHESNUTT HAS ‘NEW HEART’ AFTER UNDERGOING EMERGENCY SURGERY, CANCELING UPCOMING SHOWS RANDY TRAVIS’ TOUR VOCALIST, JAMES DUPRÉ, EXPOSES HARD REALITY OF PERFORMING AFTER COUNTRY ICON’S STROKE”He was quiet but so funny with a great sense of humor,” Chestnutt continued. “He was the perfect country gentleman and an amazing man. One of the most positive people I’ve ever known. I never heard him complain one time. When you saw Dave, you saw light and would immediately smile.…

The U.S. Air Force squadron tasked with overseeing the force’s fleet of global vehicles is now using Salesforce’s Missionforce National Security platform to manage their assets.The 441st Vehicle Support Chain Operations Squadron, located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, will use the IL5-authorized platform to manage its $13.5 billion fleet of over 84,000 vehicles across nearly 400 locations, according to a Wednesday Salesforce release. “By consolidating onto a single, interoperable platform with Missionforce National Security, the Air Force has turned fragmented logistics operations into a strategic advantage,” Kendall Collins, CEO of Missionforce and government cloud at Salesforce, said in the release. “This is delivering improved visibility for commanders, reduced service downtime, and helping ensure vehicles are ready to roll when the call comes,” he continued. The Salesforce’s Missionforce National Security is a IL5-authorized platform, which means it is certified by the Department of Defense to store and process Controlled Unclassified Information and other data.Since VSCOS’ retired their previous fleet management system, the squadron, made up of 85 people, needed a scalable platform able to oversee the fleet and support the over 7,300 personnel, per the statement.Through the Missionforce platform, the squadron deployed a variety of approved “purpose-built, mission-ready” applications on Salesforce…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! China is using control over global seas as a tool of “political coercion,” the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom warned, as President Donald Trump is restating his interest in Greenland for that very same reason.China is seeking to turn ports, ships and supply chains into instruments of geopolitical leverage, U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. Warren Stephens warned in a statement to the International Maritime Organization Council (IMO).”I spoke about a challenge that we cannot afford to ignore: China’s systematic effort to use maritime power as an instrument of political coercion,” Stephens wrote in a Truth Social post after the speech. “Beijing has pursued an aggressive strategy of acquiring port concessions and infrastructure around the world — not simply for commercial gain, but to extend its strategic reach and weaponize that access against sovereign nations.”The U.S. is “not a passive observer of maritime affairs,” Stephens told the IMO, calling America a “cornerstone of the global maritime economy.” He said the U.S. Maritime Transportation System supports $5.4 trillion in economic activity each year and nearly 30 million jobs.SEN TODD YOUNG: THE HIDDEN DANGER CHINA’S SHIPS COULD BRING TO OUR SHORES The warning comes…

On July 25, 1968, Leonard Louis Alvarado enlisted in the U.S. Army and by August 1969 he was a Specialist 4 and a rifleman in Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).Barely a year later, the California native found himself part of a small reaction force advancing through thick jungle near Duc Phong in Phuoc Long Province, in response to Vietnamese communist soldiers threatening another American platoon. What followed was a counterattack that put D Company in jeopardy, in which Alvarado played a vital role. As his platoon moved toward the ongoing fight, Alvarado detected enemy movement and opened fire. In spite his swift reaction, he and his troopers found themselves pinned down by heavy small arms fire and blocked from joining the endangered platoon they’d come to assist. It soon became clear that a large, well-armed component of the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) was targeting his platoon for overrunning as well as the men they were trying to rescue. Alvarado’s next action was to charge forward through a storm of machine gun fire in order to engage the enemy. Suddenly, a grenade exploded nearby, wounding and temporarily stunning him. Regaining his wits, however, he…

United States President Donald Trump said that the US-Iran ceasefire is over after Tehran attacked a tanker that “ignored repeated warnings.” Trump made the comments as the US military conducted a series of strikes on the Islamic Republic over alleged attacks on three tankers that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. US Allegations: Iran Fired Missiles At Vessels In Strait of Hormuz On Wednesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it hit dozens of Iranian ground and naval targets “in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” denouncing Tehran for “aggression [that] was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.” Iran continues to say that it needs all vessels to obtain its permission to traverse the vital waterway. In response to US attacks, Tehran launched strikes on US military assets in Bahrain and Kuwait. It also claimed to have downed a US drone. Speaking on the sidelines of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit in Ankara, Türkiye, Trump lashed out at the Iranian leadership, calling them “scum,” “cuckoo,” “sick,” “vicious, [and] violent people,” and confirmed that the ceasefire is “over.” “I don’t want to deal with them… I’ll speak to our negotiators…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was ordered Wednesday to pay a $5,000 fine for obstructing the arrest of an illegal immigrant at a courthouse, but she will not serve any prison time.Dugan, 67, was convicted of felony obstruction last year after federal agents attempted to serve a warrant to Eduardo Flores-Ruiz on April 18, 2025. She was acquitted of concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor. She faced up to five years in prison. Prosecutors had asked that Dugan be sentenced to between 15 and 21 months. DEM JUDGE IN HOT SEAT AFTER DHS EXPOSES ‘WHOLE NEW LEVEL’ OF ACTIVISM, SHELTERING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT Dugan addressed the case against her on Wednesday just before U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman imposed her sentence, defending her actions and announcing she intends to “return to public service.” “My acts that day were consistent with community concerns at the courthouse,” Dugan said. “My judicial acts were not done with any malicious intent or to advance any personal interests.””Since the government’s arrest of me, I was forced to retire… In January, I resigned from my office, so the constituents would have a judge in my branch to begin the year,”…

The Air Force just gave 135 security forces airmen some bad news: a previous notification that the personnel were being promoted to E6 was an error. The mistake was “an isolated and highly unprecedented anomaly,” officials announced in a July 7 release.“Following the recent technical sergeant 26E6 promotion cycle release, an enlisted promotions team member at Air Force Personnel Center discovered that an outdated scoring key was used for the 3P071 (security forces) Specialty Knowledge Test,” officials stated.Air Force officials conducted a full re-score for all 2,285 security forces promotion eligibles and identified 135 airmen who should not have been selected. “The re-score also identified 135 new selects,” the release stated, “who will be notified tentatively one week following senior rater notification to erroneous selects.” The 3PO career field had a quota of 586 promotions for the 26E6 promotion cycle, out of a field of 2,285 3PO promotion eligibles. The 586 total remains after the re-scoring conducted for all the promotion eligibles. Of those, 451 were not affected and will retain their line number. “We owe it to those affected to address it immediately,” Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David R. Wolfe said in a press release announcing…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The front-runner in Michigan’s messy Democratic primary has repeatedly said he never called for defunding the police, but unearthed interviews and video from years earlier tell a different story. Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for the Democratic nomination in Michigan against Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., has been adamant throughout his push for the Senate that he never wanted to strip tax dollars from police departments, going so far as to say he deleted old tweets embracing the ideology.But in a video for the University of Michigan published five years ago titled, “Systemic Racism as a Public Health Issue,” El-Sayed argued that funding police and their use of force was a facet of systemic racism and constituted a public health issue.DEMOCRATS’ CIVIL WAR HEADS TO MICHIGAN, WHERE PROGRESSIVES FACE BIGGEST TEST YET IN HIGH-STAKES SENATE SHOWDOWN “Why are we investing so much in people with guns and less in people with the means of being able to invest in young folks, empower folks through their livelihoods, and empower them to live their best lives?” El-Sayed questioned.”Do police really need to use guns? Do we need as much of a police force?” he continued. “And…

The Pentagon is exploring cheap, long-range drone options that may eventually replace the MQ-9 Reaper. The search comes after dozens of MQ-9s were swatted out of the sky during the Iran war, according to a May 13 Congressional Research Service report. With the Air Force currently possessing about 135 Reapers — which cost approximately $30 million apiece — such a loss rate is not sustainable, especially against a force like Iran, whose air defenses are less sophisticated than those of China or Russia. “The Joint Force’s reliance on low-density, high-value ‘exquisite’ (>$30 million) manned and unmanned aircraft is unsustainable against adversaries utilizing layered defenses enabled by increasingly low-cost antiaircraft capabilities,” warned the Defense Innovation Unit solicitation for a new drone, which the Pentagon wants to “execute missions that the MQ-9A performs today.” Rather than build a better Reaper, DIU is opting for an expendable replacement. The Massed Modular Aircraft, or MMA, project aims to develop a UAV designed to operate in such large numbers that it can absorb heavy losses and still overwhelm enemy defenses. Particularly of interest is the size of the MMA. Drone swarms may be the next big thing in unmanned warfare, but generally those hordes are…