INTEL: Airstrike reportedly hits Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz

Explosions and missile launches were also reported after Iranian forces reportedly fired at a drone over the strait overnight

Updates
• Tasnim confirms two missile impacts on Qeshm Island
• No casualties reported in Qeshm's Souza area

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INTEL: JD Vance proposes direct talks with Iran in behind-the-scenes push for a new ceasefire | Per Axios

Vance has held near-daily talks with Qatari and Pakistani mediators while U.S. forces remain ready for renewed strikes

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• NBC reports Trump was briefed on a narrow window for a new Iran military campaign
• Qatar and Pakistan mediators discussed a possible expert-level US-Iran meeting
• Trump currently willing to give diplomatic efforts room, US officials says
• Envoys Witkoff and Kushner also taking part in talks on an Iran deal
• Qatar's media office denies reports that the US and Iran failed to reach a deal

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INTEL: Paraguay's Santiago Peña placed under house arrest on suspicion of breach of trust | Per AP

Paraguay's prosecutor's office had issued an arrest warrant for Peña earlier, and a second one for a former central bank chief

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INTEL: US Treasury sanctions 8 Canadian money services businesses over Iran-linked crypto transactions

Bessent says Canada cannot be a haven for illicit financial facilitators helping Iran's regime evade sanctions

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INTEL: US offers reward for information on Iran's nuclear program despite Trump's claims it was obliterated

Trump has also confirmed a "minor" strike

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• Reward amount is $20 million, plus a relocation program offered

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INTEL: Iran prepares for war to resume, eyeing new targets and a shift in military tactics

Iraq's foreign minister tells Al Jazeera that renewed war in the region is possible

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INTEL: Trump reportedly orders 'minor strikes' on Iran in first ordered action since the election

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• Trump says he is dealing with Iranians and will see how that works out

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INTEL: Berkshire Hathaway doubles its stock buybacks to $9.6 billion in a quarter as operating profit falls

Operating profit fell 5.8% to $12.7 billion as insurance underwriting profit dropped 43%

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INTEL: All seven Magnificent Seven stocks ask to stay off the planned OKX-ICE tokenized shares venue

Apple and Meta were the last two to object, completing the full set of the biggest US tech companies

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INTEL: Trump reportedly offers UFC's Dana White the White House press secretary job | Per Axios

The role has been vacant since Katie Zacharia left five days into the job

Update:
White has declined the offer, CNN reports

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INTEL: US urges coordinated action against North Korean cyber threats after Binance hack

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INTEL: Democrats voted against stopping crypto pump-and-dump schemes, Senator Lummis says

Democrats had asked for new market manipulation rules that the House bill never had, and the Clarity Act adds them, Lummis says

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INTEL: US and Iranian forces trade fire in the Strait of Hormuz with explosions reported across southern Iran

Iran reportedly launched anti-ship ballistic missiles at US Navy vessels in the Arabian Sea. Tasnim says the Qeshm Island explosions are not linked to missile attacks

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• Iranian TV says air defenses activated at Khamir Port, north of Qeshm Island
• Airstrikes reported in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island tonight
• UKMTO reports incident involving bulk cargo vessel near Khor Fakkan UAE

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INTEL: EU sets up crypto task force to stop Russia dodging sanctions with digital assets

The task force is expected to run for 12 months with support from Ukraine and the UK. It will target networks tied to A7A5, the ruble-backed stablecoin

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INTEL: OKX may freeze funds sent from MEXC after FinCEN special measures, founder Star warns

OKX is applying a level of caution similar to financial sanctions, and related accounts may face further investigation

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INTEL: Anthropic strikes $3.4 billion deal for gas-fired power to run its data centers | Per FT

The agreement lets Anthropic generate its own electricity for its AI data centers

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INTEL: Trump blames election results for $3 trillion one-day stock market loss

He vows the US will come back "bigger and stronger than ever before."

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• Trump tells supporters not to fear midterm setback, says America will come back stronger

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INTEL: Democrats move to block Trump’s $1.5 trillion military budget

The proposed budget would represent a massive increase in US military spending, making the battle over Pentagon funding one of the biggest fiscal fights ahead

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INTEL: Democrats prepare to dismantle Trump’s tariff regime after sweeping midterm victory

Tariffs on Canada are among their first targets, but Trump's veto power and the Senate's 60-vote threshold could block the effort

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INTEL: Iran threatens to "rain down hell" on US if White House chooses war, foreign minister says

Araghchi says Iran's 2-day proposal still stands, but only if the US meets its requirements including an end to war on all fronts

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INTEL: Trump says renewed attacks on Iran are highly unlikely if talks show progress

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• Trump says Iran's inflation hit 301% and calls Iran a failed state

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