WS #12319

The US-Iran conflict continues to escalate with new airstrikes reported in central Iran (Yazd, Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Sirik) and a strike on a bridge near Bandar Abbas, threatening the Strait of Hormuz. This is corroborated by multiple sources (NBC, OSINT accounts). The UN chief has called for a diplomatic push. Separately, Trump threatened additional tariffs on Canada over wildfire handling, and the US considers creating a Finra-like watchdog for AI models. On the corporate front, dark pool alerts show large institutional orders in AMZN ($300M) and IREN ($227M). Gold reclaimed $4,000 but fell for the week as US-Iran tensions fuel rate-hike bets. The prevailing US-Iran narrative is ESCALATING.