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Trump hints U.S. will turn to Cuba after Iran: ‘Just a question of time’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event celebrating 2025 MLS Cup Champions Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House on March 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested his administration will turn its sights to Cuba after U.S. military operations in […]
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Anthropic officially told by DOD that it’s a supply chain risk even as Claude used in Iran
New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The Department of Defense has officially informed Anthropic’s leadership that the […]
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How the Iran conflict is spreading — in pictures
The conflict in the Middle East is rapidly expanding across the region as the U.S. and Israel-led war with Iran enters its sixth day. Images published Thursday showed destruction across Tehran after nearly a week of strikes on Iran’s capital. Iran has retaliated by launching a wave of missiles and drones at Israel, as well […]
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Broadcom earnings, AI’s PR problem, Musk takes the stand and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. If you’re concerned about automation impacting your job, I’m sorry to say this story Xiaomi’s humanoid robot “interns” probably won’t ease those worries. Stock futures are lower this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a winning day. Here […]
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5 unresolved questions hanging over the Anthropic–Pentagon fracas: ‘It’s all very puzzling’
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks on an artificial intelligence panel during Inbound 2025 Powered by HubSpot at Moscone Center on in San Francisco, Sept. 4, 2025. Chance Yeh | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to label Anthropic a “Supply-Chain Risk to National Security” on Friday resulted in […]
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Is Cuba next? What the fallout from the Iran war means for Havana
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) takes part in the “Anti-Imperialist” protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images “Cuba’s next,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican and ally of U.S. […]
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NATO members feel the heat from the Iran war, but the bar for the bloc to act is high
Debris of a NATO air defence system that intercepted a missile launched from Iran is seen in Dortyol, in southern Hatay province, Turkey, March 4, 2026 in this screengrab from video. Ihlas News Agency | Via Reuters This picture shows debris of a NATO air defense system that intercepted a missile from Iran headed to […]
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Spain rejects White House claim it agreed to cooperate with U.S. forces amid Iran war
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures during a press conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on December 15, 2025. Thomas Coex | Afp | Getty Images Spain has pushed back against the White House’s claim that it agreed to cooperate militarily with Washington amid the conflict with Iran, doubling down on its anti-war stance […]
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How Iran is turning $50,000 ‘Kamikaze’ drones into a million-dollar problem for U.S. allies
A Shahed-136 drone is displayed at a rally in western Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images In the aftermath of the Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran, American allies in the Persian Gulf are hearing a sound that Ukrainian soldiers have long come to dread: the foreboding hum of the Shahed-136 […]
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European markets open lower as Iran war unsettles traders
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable meeting on the administration’s “ratepayer protection pledge” in the Indian Treaty Room at the White House on March 4, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were in the red again on Thursday as market participants followed geopolitical developments in the […]
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