WS #9552

The US-Iran conflict continues to escalate sharply, with President Trump threatening to seize Kharg Island and launch 'very hard' strikes tonight, per multiple sources (Guardian, Axios, Time, PBS, CNN, Bloomberg). Iran's parliament has vowed a 'stronger and more painful response.' CENTCOM struck a third vessel transporting Iranian oil. Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz surged 50% this month (Vortexa/Bloomberg). The ECB raised rates 25bps for the first time in nearly three years due to Iran war inflation. The World Bank cut global growth outlook. Oracle (ORCL) continues to plunge, with next-12-month FCF forecast at -$38B. SpaceX IPO draws $70B+ in retail orders. Beijing warned e-commerce platforms over price-war tactics, hitting Chinese tech stocks (BABA, JD). Volkswagen announced 19,000 job cuts in Germany. Meta halted data sharing with Manus. The dominant theme is ESCALATING, with no genuine de-escalation counter-signal.