The government says it is engaging in ‘collective self-defence’ as concerns grow of the economic impact on households with the Iran war entering a fourth week

Oh man, the hit at Ras Laffan has taken almost 20% of output (i.e. roughly 3% of global LNG volumes) offline for *3-5 years*.

I wrote this week with @sambeal.bsky.social on how the Iran war might affect US military power for years to come, depleting stockpiles & eroding naval readiness. The war is a testing ground for new technologies. But it could also reveal some tactics to China. www.economist.com/briefing/202...

My latest 👇 www.worldpoliticsreview.com/iran-war-sha...

My scream into the void about US mine countermeasures capability is out. www.fpri.org/article/2026...

europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz

Poland deploys MiG-29 fighters to intercept Russian Il-20 defence-blog.com/poland-deplo...

U.S. NGA moves to replace manual geospatial analysis with AI defence-blog.com/u-s-nga-move...

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Ukraine has proposed a multi-year drone agreement to the United States. 🇫🇷 France will also provide Ukraine with an alternative to MIM-104 Patriot air defense system for testing. Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/ukraine-to-t...

Ed Davey says Britain should develop its own nuclear missile capability to end reliance on the United States for the Trident system. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/lib-dem-leader-calls-for-uk-built-nuclear-missiles/

The discount on Urals crude versus Brent has shrunk to zero. Russia's windfall now exceeds anything we saw in 2022 after the Ukraine invasion. Recent US sanctions waivers have destigmatized Russian oil and give Putin a huge windfall. Terrible for Ukraine... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/a-huge-win...

Financial Times reports that the U.S. has told its European allies that deliveries of the U.S. arms they are buying for Ukraine may be delayed as priority is now being given to customers in the Middle East.

🇬🇧🇺🇦 The UK is exploring the possibility of using interceptor drones developed as part of its support for Ukraine to protect shipping in Strait of Hormuz, - The Times London is in no rush to send large ships and is considering "technological" contribution—drones for mine-clearing and UAV interception

Schiff: "We are now giving Russia $140 million a day by releasing them from these sanctions when Russia is providing intelligence to Iran to better attack and kill American troops. It is rewarding Russia and punishing Ukraine."

'Governments need to embark on a communications campaign to raise levels of threat awareness among the public, as this plays a key role in helping to sway public opinion towards supporting the spending trade-offs.' (via @armida.bsky.social/@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social) www.cer.eu/publications...