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The United States and Iran are scheduled to hold "technical talks" in Switzerland regarding Iran's nuclear program, with a 60-day deadline set for progress to be made.
High-stakes negotiations between the U.S. and Iran in Switzerland were delayed after clashes between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
According to the Lebanese army, Israeli attacks on Lebanon are ongoing, with the latest escalation targeting wide areas in the country's south.
The primary reason for the delay in the U.S.-Iran talks was the absence of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a condition Iran required to proceed.
The memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran includes a 60-day period of free, toll-free passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Ian Bremmer believes President Trump agreed to the deal with Iran because the U.S. faced "economic catastrophe" if the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continued.
Ian Bremmer predicts with "virtually certain" (90-95%) probability that there will be ongoing strikes between Israel and Hezbollah in the coming months.
President Trump stated that it is "okay" for Iran to have ballistic missiles in "relative proportion" to other regional powers like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Andy Burnham won a special election in the UK, increasing his party's majority by 23%, on a platform that effectively called for the removal of the current Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer.
Seth Klarman views the SpaceX IPO as a potential "bell that might ring at the top" of the market, citing its unprofitability and enormous valuation.
Seth Klarman believes the market is in a "vulnerable place" where an excess supply of securities from large IPOs like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could cause stock prices to soften.
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Walsh stated that inflation has been running "well ahead" of the Fed's 2% goal for more than five years.