Wires Brief: Trump might rename the Strait of Hormuz the Trump Strait; Israel planned to remove all persons from the Gaza Strip
3 September 2026 Iran War There are rumours that President Trump is going to take a Sharpie in the White House and rename the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump Strait.…
Wires Brief: Germans blame Russia for Leipzig drone incident; Russia supplying Iran with supersonic cruise missile technology
2 September 2026 Iran War The United States carried out fresh strikes against Iran in retaliation for Iran’s targeting of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and of US…
Wires Brief: Improvised rocket attack on German coal plant; Bombshells at G20 and Shanghai Cooperation summits
1 September 2026 Iran War President Trump vows to hit Iran hard after the first exchanges of fire in a month. Trump has also been describing Iran as a failed…
Wires Brief: 12 million Ukrainian school books destroyed in Russian attack; More commanders defy Taliban rule in Badakhshan
31 August 2026 Iran War Iran and the US traded missile attacks after a one-month lull in fighting. The US targeted Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz. According…
Wires Brief: Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic to receive state funeral; Trial set for 9/11 mastermind
28 August 2026 Iran War Iranian banks and businesses remain open in Dubai, despite Trump’s Economic D-Day declaration. The aim of Operation Economic Outcast was to cut Iran off from…
Wires Brief: Iran running out of gasoline; IDF supporting anti-Hamas Palestinian militias
27 August 2026 Iran War President Trump believes that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still alive. Khamenei has not been seen in public, nor have any audio or video…
Wires Brief: SDF announces mission complete and disillusionment; India transfers missile production to private sector
26 August 2026 Iran War President Trump declared that the Strait of Hormuz was completely demined. A joint statement from Iran and Oman proposed a framework for a “joint temporary…
Wires Brief: US C-17 Globemaster lands in Moscow mysteriously; US wants to expand arms embargo in Sudan
25 August 2026 Iran War US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the US will target all means of Iranian income, including oil, with sanctions. This has been dubbed “Operation…
Wires Brief: IRGC broadcasts video suggesting bounty on Barron Trump; Ukraine hits another Russian online retailer
24 August 2026 Iran War Iranian state TV aired a video that purportedly shows the location of Barron Trump’s university and photos of Secret Service escort vehicles, alleging that his…
Podcast: Tony March, Babcock Canada CEO, gives summer update on Manitoba water bombers and the last stage of the Victoria-class submarine in-service support
21 August 2026 Babcock Canada CEO Tony March joined Stewart Webb and discussed the latest developments for Babcock Canada. Babcock has been contracted for water bomber support in Manitoba for…
