World cup tensions? U.S. could face Iran in this very possible scenario
The two national teams could potentially face each other in the World Cup’s first knockout round.
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Tech CEO with $35 million California mansion charged with secretly aiding Iran’s nuclear program
The CEO faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly providing U.S. networking equipment to Iran, according to the Justice Department.
Iran rejects Trump’s peace talks
Trump previously announced a new round of talks would take place in Pakistan on Monday evening.
Iran ‘could be taken out in one night — and that night might be tomorrow’, Trump warns
Trump gave Iran a deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or “all Hell will reign down on them.”
Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rebound in ‘relief rally’—as gold prices stumble
The major U.S. stock indexes on Monday rose from their lowest level this year, after President Donald Trump claimed earlier in the day the U.S. held “productive” talks with Iran, resulting in a “relief rally” for stocks that also prompted a decline in oil and gold prices.
Iran denies ‘productive’ talks hyped by Trump—accuses him of manipulating markets
The president also said he has ordered the Pentagon to postpone military strikes on Iran’s power plants for at least 5 days, extending a deadline he announced over the weekend.
Iran war has sent airfares climbing—Here’s what to expect
As airlines counter higher jet fuel prices with fare hikes, industry experts say a long war in Iran could make travelers pull back in their spending.
These companies stand to benefit from Trump’s Iran war
The defence and energy sectors have the most to gain from a lengthy conflict.
Who is Mohammad Mokhber? Iran’s new acting president was investment leader once sanctioned by US and EU.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed the country’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, as the acting president before a new election following the president’s death in a helicopter crash—elevating a longtime ally of Iranian hardliners who once ran the country’s state-related investment firm and oversaw a weapons sale to Russia.