US President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth behind, speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight from Dover, Delaware, to Miami, Florida, US, March 7, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President donald trump scooped up shares of artificial intelligence maker software program Palantir weeks before he famously lauded the stockwith its…
Significant sections of the B1 Bridge are seen destroyed after an airstrike attributed to the United States and Israel focused the location close to Tehran, in Karaj, Iran, on April 03, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants, saying the “New Regime leadership…
Russian leaders in a name with PresidenDonald Trump on Monday denied allegations that they’re sharing intelligence with Iran during the warUS Special Envoy Steve Witkoff stated. “So, you know, we can take them at their word,” Witkoff told CNBC’s “Money Movers” throughout an interview on Tuesday. “Let’s hope that they’re not sharing.” Trump spoke with…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday mentioned, “Today will likely be, but once more, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran“ “Iran stands alone, and they’re badly shedding on Day 10 of Operation Epic Fury“Hegseth mentioned at a press convention on the Pentagon with Gen. Dan Cainethe chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff….
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Caitlin Kalinowski, who oversaw hardware at OpenAIintroduced her resignation on Saturday, citing issues about the firm’s agreement with the Department of Defense. In a social media post on X, Kalinowski wrote that OpenAI didn’t take sufficient time earlier than agreeing to deploy its AI fashions on the Pentagon’s…
A Cheongung missile launcher is displayed in the course of the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX 2025) at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on October 17, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korean defense stocks noticed huge beneficial properties on Tuesday after the nation’s markets returned from…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in a departure lounge earlier than returning to Washington following conferences with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, at Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 25, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The White House is planning a sequence of briefings with Congress…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk publication. Subscribe here to obtain future editions in your inbox. Good morning. We’re coming off a weekend that might have long-term ramifications for world politics, so let’s dive in. Stock futures are tumbling this morning. The market notched a losing day and week on Friday. Here are 5 key things…
How Iran chooses its supreme chief, and who could possibly be subsequent? FILE PHOTO: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran January 8, 2007. Stringer Iran | Reuters Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s loss of life following joint US-Israeli airstrikes has thrust Iran’s management into the pressing course of of choosing a brand new supreme…
The largest disruption to international air transport because the Covid pandemic continued on March 1, with hundreds of flights affected and busy Middle Eastern hubs together with Dubai and Doha shuttered as Iran lashed out after US-Israeli strikes. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images Airline stocks led losses in Asia on Monday as Middle…
