WS #12390
The US-Iran conflict continues to escalate, with the US military launching expanded airstrikes against Iran following the deaths of two US service members in Jordan. Iran has formally withdrawn from the Islamabad Memorandum and retaliated against US allies including Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively blockaded, with no tanker traffic detected, keeping oil prices elevated. Trump has dismissed Iran's nuclear MOU withdrawal, saying 'I couldn't care less.' The conflict is escalating, with Israel bracing for a potential large-scale regional war. Separately, China's Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model, challenging US AI spending narratives and contributing to a Dow Jones drop of 406 points and Nasdaq fall of 1.4%. The Tate brothers' arrest in Miami is noise. The England-France World Cup bronze final result is noise.
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Key developments
- US launches expanded airstrikes against Iran after two US soldiers killed in Jordan
- Iran withdraws from Islamabad Memorandum with US, retaliates against Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan
- Strait of Hormuz effectively blockaded; no tanker traffic detected
- China's Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model, challenging US AI spending narrative
- Israel braces for potential large-scale regional war