U.S. Military Prepares to Board Iran-Linked Ships in Coming Days, Officials Say
By Shelby Holliday, Michael R. Gordon and Costas Paris. The U.S. military is preparing in coming days to board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships in international waters, according to U.S. officials, expanding its naval crackdown beyond the Middle East.The planning comes as the Iranian military continues to tighten its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, attacking several commercial vessels on Saturday as it declared the waterway was being "strictly controlled" by Iran. The developments sent shipping companies scrambling a day after Iran's foreign minister said the strait was fully open to commercial traffic-an announcement that was welcomed by President Trump.This item is part of a Wall Street Journal live coverage event. The full stream can be found by searching P/WSJL .
Fed Nominee Warsh Reports Well Over $100 Million In Assets Ahead Of April 21 Hearing
Former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh, nominated by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. central bank, reported assets worth well over $100 million in new financial disclosures, putting him on track to be the wealthiest Fed leader if confirmed.It is difficult to estimate net worth from U.S. government ethics forms because assets are valued in broad and sometimes open-ended categories. Warsh's filing, made public early on Tuesday, also includes a notable number of gaps and pledges to divest assets to conform with central bank ethics rules if confirmed.The filing, however, gives an extensive accounting of Warsh's personal wealth. The 69-page disclosure includes two investments worth more than $50 million each in the Juggernaut Fund LP and $10.2 million in consulting fees from the investment office of Wall Street giant Stanley Druckenmiller.The Juggernaut Fund investments come with the caveat that the underlying assets "are not disclosed due to pre-existing confidentiality agreem
Make Iran cease fire then fire at will at Lebanon. In what world is this reasonable
Iran Says Peace Talks Would Be 'Unreasonable' Following Israeli Strikes
(Reuters) - Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran, which suggested it would be "unreasonable" to...
Trump wanted to TACO badly but his boss Israel not letting it happen
Trump Says U.S. Could End Iran War in Two to Three Weeks
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. could end its military campaign against Iran within two to three weeks."We'll be leaving very soon," he told reporters in the White House's Oval...