Trump says China 'can now continue to purchase oil from Iran'—but he hopes Beijing will buy U.S. crude instead China currently buys around 90% of Iran’s oil exports. Fortune · Jun 25, 2025
Palantir's Defense Chief Says Iran Nuclear Program 'Set Back Significantly' By US Strikes—But Intel Split On How Long Mike Gallagher, Head of Defense at Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR), said Iran’s nuclear program has been “set back significantly” following weekend U.S. military strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, though intelligence assessments remain conflicted over the operation’s long-term impact. Benzinga · Jun 25, 2025
US Stocks Likely To Edge Higher As Iran-Israel Ceasefire Holds: Micron Technology, General Mills In Focus Ahead Of Earnings U.S. futures were flat on Wednesday after a positive day of trading on Tuesday. Futures of major benchmark indices were slightly positive. Benzinga · Jun 25, 2025
Furious Trump says US could strike Iran again and compares attack to Hiroshima IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025
Trump Insists Iran Nuclear Programme Set Back 'Decades' President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that US strikes led to the "total obliteration" of Iran's nuclear capabilities and set the country's atomic programme back "decades", while Israel said it was still early to fully assess the damage. International Business Times · Jun 25, 2025
S&P Futures Tick Higher With Focus on Powell’s Testimony September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are trending up +0.16% this morning, extending yesterday’s gains, while investors await further testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for clues on the rate outlook. Barchart · Jun 25, 2025
‘Even less damage’: Pentagon dismisses Trump’s insistence he ‘completely and totally obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear facilities Once again, reality disagrees with Trump. We Got This Covered · Jun 25, 2025
Trump doubles down on ‘obliteration’ claims as he refers to Iran strike as ‘genius’ President enlists help from his defense secretary to impugn motives of intelligence analysts who cast doubt on his claims to have ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear facilities The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025
Vice mayor who called ICE ‘the biggest gang there is’ and for ‘cholos’ to defend their territory should resign, cop union says Attorney for under-fire Cynthia Gonzalez insists she ‘in no way encouraged anyone to engage in violence’ in call for notorious criminal gangs to join resistance to roundup of undocumented migrants The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025
Donald Trump compares US strike on Iran to Hiroshima bombing Donald Trump has compared his US strikes on Iran’s nuclear plants to the Hiroshima bombing. The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025
Starmer joins Nato summit to face ‘volatile’ Israel-Iran tensions IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025
‘It’s like being walled in’: young Iranians try to break through internet blackout Desperate for news and contact during a 13-day shutdown, Iranians searched for proxy links outside the country• Middle East crisis – live updates The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025
Pope Leo XIV urges all sides in Iran-Israel war to reject 'bullying and arrogance' and talk peace Pope Leo XIV is urging the warring sides in the Israel-Iran war to “reject the logic of bullying and revenge.” The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025
12 posts from ‘12 day war’: How Trump live-posted Israel-Iran conflict The US president, always busy on social media, was extra communicative during the recent Israel-Iran conflict. Al Jazeera · Jun 25, 2025
International Business Times · Jun 25, 2025 Turkey Breathes Easier As Iran-Israel Truce Eases Fallout Risk As the fragile Iran-Israel truce took hold, there was no letup in Turkey's diplomatic efforts Wednesday to prevent any return to a conflict fraught with risk for Ankara's domestic and regional policies.
Euronews · Jun 25, 2025 Which countries will lose the most if tensions reignite around Iran? Russia could benefit from an escalating situation in the Middle East, while China and Europe would see their economies suffer if the ceasefire between Iran and Israel fails to hold.
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025 Trump lashes out at claims US strikes failed to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites IN FULL
Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2025 Chilling warning on nuclear attack risk to UK - Defence Secretary John Healey tells Nato summit of new threats The Cabinet minister also told how Britain has to strengthen its homeland defences against the threat of war
Al Jazeera · Jun 25, 2025 Trump declares ‘victory for everybody’ despite doubts over US strikes The US bombed Iran’s nuclear sites Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan on June 22.
Benzinga · Jun 25, 2025 Federal Reserve On 'Alert' Amid Potential Iranian Cyberattack Threats, Says Jerome Powell: 'It's A Big Issue' The U.S. Federal Reserve is bracing for potential Iranian cyberattacks following recent military actions, with Chair Jerome Powell confirming the central bank’s vigilance.
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025 The Latest: 7 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza as Iran-Israel ceasefire holds Seven Israeli soldiers were killed Tuesday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when their armored vehicle was struck by an explosive, an Israeli military official said Wednesday
Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2025 'Imminent' threat of Iran gaining nuclear weapons hit by airstrikes, says UK amid Trump US intelligence row US President’s claim to have ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear sites is contradicted by early Pentagon assessment
Benzinga · Jun 25, 2025 Dow Jumps Over 500 Points Following Iran-Israel Ceasefire: Investor Sentiment Improves, Fear Index In 'Greed' Zone The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index was in the “Greed” zone on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025 Number of Brits who see US as a global threat doubles since Donald Trump came to power President’s first few months in office have left fears about the US’ global role at an ‘all time high’ and rivalling China, Israel and North Korea
Roll Call · Jun 25, 2025 Democrats seek Iran intel as doubts grow over strikes' effectiveness - Roll Call Democrats seek Iran intel as doubts grow over strikes' effectiveness - Congress