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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “The Sopranos” creator David Chase warned in a new interview that political censorship in Hollywood could be on the horizon under President Donald Trump.”Since Trump, I’ve been concerned it’s only a little big or a hop, skip and a jump up to censorship,” Chase told Variety while discussing upcoming projects this week at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic.Chase, who created the Emmy-winning HBO mob drama that ran from 1999 to 2007, made the remark while discussing “Project: MKUltra,” an HBO series he is developing about the CIA’s…

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…

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…

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…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “The View” co-host Joy Behar was cornered by the show’s producer, Brian Teta, on Tuesday over her frustration with voters who supported President Donald Trump amid Graham Platner’s latest scandal as he faces mounting calls to exit the race.Behar brought up the late Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy during the “Behind the Table” podcast, hosted by Teta, and said, “Teddy Kennedy had that had that whole thing with Chappaquiddick, and yet people still wanted him in Congress. Why? Because he voted correctly.””Unfortunately, this is the world we live in,” she added.’THE VIEW’ EASED…