WS #6772
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The dominant narrative remains the US-Iran conflict escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, with no new counter-signals or de-escalation reported. The previous synthesis remains current.
Key developments
- US-Iran conflict escalates: US destroyers attacked in Strait of Hormuz, US airstrikes hit Iranian facilities
- Anthropic in talks for funding round at nearly $1 trillion valuation
- Coinbase exchange down for over 2 hours, status page redirects to AWS
- Federal court strikes down Trump's 10% global tariffs as illegal
- CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak at Level 3 emergency activation