FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON SPOKE WITH IRANIAN PRESIDENT PEZESHKIAN, CALLING ON IRAN TO IMMEDIATELY END ITS "UNACCEPTABLE" ATTACKS AGAINST COUNTRIES IN THE REGION, INCLUDING LEBANON AND IRAQ. MACRON ALSO STRESSED THAT FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ MUST BE RESTORED AS
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MACRON ASKED IRAN'S PRESIDENT TO PERMIT CÉCILE KOHLER AND JACQUES PARIS TO GO BACK TO FRANCE QUICKLY AND SAFELY.
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FRANCE'S PRESIDENT MACRON TOLD IRANIAN PRESIDENT THAT FRANCE IS OPERATING ONLY TO DEFEND ITS OWN INTERESTS AND NOT TO HARM IRAN.
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FRANCE'S PRESIDENT MACRON STATES THAT PEACE AND SECURITY FOR EVERYONE CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A NEW POLITICAL AND SECURITY STRUCTURE.
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FRANCE'S MACRON SAYS THE INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK MUST ALSO TACKLE IRAN'S BALLISTIC MISSILE THREATS AND ITS DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION AND AROUND THE WORLD.
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S&P 500 E-MINI FUTURES RISE 0.3%, NASDAQ FUTURES ALSO UP 0.3%.
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SAMSUNG SDI HAS SIGNED A 1.5 TRILLION WON ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM BATTERY DEAL WITH A U.S. COMPANY.
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UK GOVT: FOREIGN SECRETARY ANNOUNCES OVER £5MILLION OF EMERGENCY FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF THE HUMANITARIAN WORK OF THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT
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UK GOVERNMENT HAS STRONGLY CONDEMNED HEZBOLLAH'S ONGOING ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL.
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UK GOVERNMENT WELCOMED COMMITMENTS MADE BY THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING THE DECISION TO BAN ALL HEZBOLLAH MILITARY ACTIVITIES.
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EURO FELL TO A 7-1/2-MONTH LOW OF $1.1409
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NIKKEI FUTURES ARE TRADING AT 53,405, DOWN FROM THE CASH CLOSE OF 53,819.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CALLED ON NATO TO ASSIST THE U.S. IN IRAN, WARNING THAT THE ALLIANCE FACES A BLEAK FUTURE IF ALLIES FAIL TO HELP, ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP STATED HE EXPECTS CHINA TO HELP UNBLOCK THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS WARNED HE IS PREPARED TO LAUNCH NEW STRIKES ON IRAN'S KHARG ISLAND, ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE COULD DELAY THE SUMMIT WITH CHINA'S PRESIDENT XI, ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD THE FINANCIAL TIMES THAT IT IS ONLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ TO HELP ENSURE NOTHING BAD HAPPENS THERE.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP WARNED THE U.S. IS PREPARED TO LAUNCH NEW STRIKES ON KHARG ISLAND, IRAN'S KEY OIL EXPORT HUB, AND COULD TARGET ITS OIL INFRASTRUCTURE, ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP STATED THAT CHINA SHOULD HELP, NOTING THAT CHINA GETS 90% OF ITS OIL THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD THE FINANCIAL TIMES THAT THE UK MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A TOP ALLY AND THE LONGEST-SERVING ONE, BUT WHEN HE ASKED THEM TO COME, THEY DID NOT WANT TO.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD THE FINANCIAL TIMES THAT THE U.S. HAS ESSENTIALLY DECIMATED IRAN, CLAIMING THEY HAVE NO NAVY, NO ANTI-AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY, NO AIR FORCE, AND THAT EVERYTHING IS GONE.
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