WS #12676
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The previous synthesis remains current with no new counter-signals or changes to the dominant Middle East escalation narrative.
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Key developments
- US forces fire on merchant vessel breaching Iranian port blockade; airstrikes hit Sirik, Iran
- Brent crude falls ~4% to ~$97 on reports of Pakistan mediating US-Iran peace talks
- Trump threatens new tariffs on EU over fines on Apple, Meta, Amazon, Google
- Nasdaq falls as semiconductor stocks sell off; Sandisk -10.8%, Micron -7%, TSMC -3%
- Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros merger until June 2027, costing $7M/day