Pulse Briefing: Strait Hormuz commerce collapse, U.S.-Iran military escalation, Oil supply disruption - Wednesday, September 02, 2026

U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged strikes around the Strait of Hormuz as two tankers were hit, killing sailors and pushing oil prices higher. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned after clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who blocked seven additional officer promotions. U.S. Treasury yields hit nineteen-month highs in a global bond sell-off driven by debt and inflation concerns. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.