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The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), comprised of the USS Boxer (LHD-4), USS Comstock (LSD-45), and the USS Portland (LPD-27) with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Group (MEU), is on its way to the Middle East after departing the U.S. west coast for deployment.

In Nov. 2024, Trump Jr. joined Unusual Machines, a drone maker, as an "advisor.” In October, they won a big contract from the Army. On Dec. 3rd, Vulcan Elements, a start-up, got a $620 million loan from the DOD. You won't guess who invested back in August!

🚨 U.S. considers releasing Iranian oil to offset Hormuz shock U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed this morning the U.S. may allow the sale of ~140M barrels of Iranian oil stranded on tankers to ease prices, with Brent nearly hitting $120 this morning and traffic through Hormuz severely restricted. The move targets “oil on the water” — crude already extracted and loaded onto tankers but blocked by sanctions. Bessent said the U.S. would effectively “use Iranian barrels” to stabilize markets for the next 10–14 days. Here’s the math: 🔸 Normal Hormuz flows: ~20–21M barrels/day (20% of global oil needs) → now ~5.5M → about 15M barrels/day missing from global supply → over a month: ~450M barrels short 🔸 U.S. + IEA releases: ~400M barrels announced → but only ~2M barrels/day can actually reach market → over ~25 days: ~50M barrels delivered → still leaves ~400M barrel gap 🔸 Russian oil stranded at sea: ~130M barrels → reduces gap to ~270M 🔸 Iranian oil (if unsanctioned): ~140M barrels → reduces gap to ~130M 🔸 Saudi + UAE rerouting exports: ~7M barrels/day via Red Sea + Fujairah → ~140M barrels over ~20 days If all of this works perfectly, the shortfall could be closed through the end of March — but only if stranded oil flows and Gulf exports ramp as planned. 🔹The U.S. would still need a solution for Hormuz after March.