AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoStrait of Hormuz Escalation: The US struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, ending a month of relative calm, as Iran’s IRGC reportedly prepared sea-mine attacks; Iran later showed what it said were missile launches toward US bases in Jordan, raising fears of a wider cycle of retaliation. Sanctions Push: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington will add another bank to its Iran clampdown and expand “Operation Economic Outcast,” with secondary sanctions aimed at cutting Iran’s financial lifelines. G20 Finance Focus: India’s Nirmala Sitharaman arrived for G20 talks in Asheville, where energy security and the economic fallout from the Iran conflict are expected to top the agenda. Tech & Influence: X said it disrupted a suspected Chinese bot farm of about 200,000 accounts tied to manipulating debate around US AI and energy policy. Space Science: NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy mission to map dark energy/dark matter and survey billions of stars and galaxies. Global Markets: Asian stocks slid as hawkish Fed signals lifted rate-hike bets while oil jumped on renewed Iran-US tensions.
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