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Iran and U.S.-Israel continue to raise the stakes as Strait of Hormuz tensions build
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House for Miami on March 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images As the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week, Iran has widened its warnings to target buyers of U.S. Treasury bonds, the latest salvo […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump issues Strait of Hormuz ultimatum
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, flanked by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as he departs the White House for Florida, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 20, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The Middle […]
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U.K. confirms Iran fired two missiles at British-American base in Indian Ocean which failed to reach their target
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Oil Islands) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Africa and Indonesia. The largest island is Diego Garcia (area 44 km squared), the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United […]
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Trump: ‘I don’t want to do a ceasefire’ in Iran war
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he is not interested in a ceasefire with Iran. “We could have […]
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Stock futures tick higher, but S&P 500 heads for fourth losing week in a row amid rising oil prices: Live updates
Traders prepare as sales of MDA Space Ltd begin at the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 12, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Stock futures ticked higher on Thursday night after new comments from Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to somewhat […]
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Netanyahu says Iran is being ‘decimated’ but revolution requires ‘ground component’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said “Iran is being decimated” as the U.S. and Israel target its ballistic missile and nuclear programs from the air — but he added that meaningful regime change will require a “ground component.” “You don’t want to replace one ayatollah with another,” Netanyahu said at a press conference. […]
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Netanyahu says Iran no longer has uranium enrichment capacity
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026. Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Iran no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium or make ballistic missiles after 20 days of U.S.-Israeli air attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a news conference on […]
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Trump warns to ‘blow up’ South Pars gas field in Iran if strikes against Qatar energy continue
An Iranian security personnel monitors an area in phase 19 of the South Pars gas field in Assalooyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran on August 23, 2016. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday stateside warned that if Iran continued targeting Qatar’s […]
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Israel says it has killed Iran’s intelligence minister in third assassination in two days
Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib (C) sits with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C-R) before a speech to members of parliament in the capital Tehran, on August 17, 2024, as he defends his cabinet selection. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Israel’s Defense Forces said Wednesday that Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib had been […]
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France ready to help U.S. secure Strait of Hormuz — but not while ships are under attack
Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Stringer | Reuters French Finance Minister Roland Lescure told CNBC that France is willing to support the U.S. in […]
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