WS #8240
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The dominant narrative remains the US strikes in southern Iran, with no new counter-signals or de-escalation reported. The situation is stable with no fresh data points to update the previous synthesis.
Key developments
- US military confirms self-defense strikes in southern Iran, contradicting ceasefire hopes
- S&P 500 futures pare gains to 0.7%, Nasdaq futures up 1.0% after strike reports
- Meta cutting ~7,800 jobs (10% of workforce) and using employee data for AI training