WS #13669
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The Strait of Hormuz crisis narrative remains unchanged with no new data points, and no counter-signals or de-escalation have emerged. Other previously noted themes (Berkshire buybacks, Apple-Alibaba AI integration) also show no fresh updates.
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Key developments
- IRGC: Hormuz reopening conditional on US accepting Iran's terms, not tied to Oman talks
- UAE reports missile attack on ADNOC tanker in Strait of Hormuz
- Berkshire Hathaway Q2 operating profit up 16%, buybacks accelerate to $4.5B
- Apple enables China Mac users to connect Siri to Alibaba's Qwen AI
- AI stocks rebound as Situational Awareness collapse viewed as clearing event