Preface by Murray N. Rothbard

US forces boarded an Iranian tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of attempting to run the blockade. Earlier today in the Gulf of Oman, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M/T Celestial Sea, an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker suspected of attempting to violate the US blockade,” US Central Command […]

Bank Of Japan Governor Ueda Hospitalized, Will Miss June Meeting Bank of Japan's 74-year-old Governor Kazuo Ueda has been hospitalized for medical treatment and will miss the June 15 to 16 ‌policy meeting, the central bank said on Wednesday. It is the first time for the governor, who chairs the BOJ's policy discussions, to miss a scheduled meeting since the central bank began deciding policy ​under the current arrangement in 1998. The governor will submit a written statement on his view on policy but will not participate in ​next week's vote, the...

On Friday, April 17, 2026, President Donald Trump posted a flurry of optimistic messages on Truth Social (and referenced in interviews) framing the US-Iran war as largely over or nearing a swift resolution. His claims centered on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, progress toward a broader peace deal, and US leverage. Most of what Trump […]