Will The Iran War Trigger A Dollar Crisis?

US Draft Registration Becomes 'Automatic' By Year-End: A Detailed Breakdown Authored by Edward Hasbrouck via AntiWar.com, On March 30th, the Selective Service System (SSS) sent the White House its proposed regulations for "automatic" [sic] draft registration for review and approval before they are made public. This is the first visible step in the transition from trying to get young men to sign themselves up for a military draft, to trying to sign them up “automatically” by aggregating data requisitioned from other Federal agencies. This year-long process began with the enactment of the SSS proposal for “automatic” registration in December 2025....

Pakistan & Afghanistan Exchange Heavy Fire After Short-Lived Truce The prior truce between warring neighbors Pakistan and Afghanistan has been breaking down since last week. Some analysts are calling it a ceasefire in name only. The globe's attention has been on the Iran conflict, but heavy AfPak fighting has been on for almost the exact same length of time as Trump's Operation Epic Fury against Iran. But it hasn't received much attention in international headlines. Getty Images Earlier this month a short-lived truce had been announced by the two sides just ahead of...

Escalation On All Fronts As Mediators Say Iran Hasn't Requested Pause On US Energy Strikes Summary No pause from Tehran, war footing deepens: Iran denies requesting Donald Trump’s 10-day halt Escalation on all fronts: IRGC HQ targeted by US-Israsel; Iran signals expansion by naming UAE targets, hitting Kuwait ports and sending drones on Riyadh Israel doubles down amid reports of manpower strain: IDF chief warns of manpower pressure even as Defense Minister Katz vows to "intensify and expand" strikes. Risk rises that Iran is holding back more advanced missiles for a prolonged war: WSJ...