Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein warns Iran war fallout ‘is going to last’ even if ‘there’s a resolution tomorrow’
[ad_1] Goldman Sachs’ senior chairman and ex-CEO Lloyd Blankfein has warned that the damage from the Iran war “is going to last,” even if there were “a resolution tomorrow” — and urged investors to prioritize contingency planning amid the turmoil. Speaking with CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick on Wednesday, Blankfein suggested that certain parts of the market […]
Trump tells CNBC ‘we are very intent on making a deal’ with Iran
[ad_1] President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday that, following talks with Iranian authorities, he ordered the U.S. military to postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. He told CNBC’s Joe Kernen in a phone call shortly after the post that “we are very intent on making […]
Trump warns to ‘blow up’ South Pars gas field in Iran if strikes against Qatar energy continue
[ad_1] An Iranian security personnel monitors an area in phase 19 of the South Pars gas field in Assalooyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran on August 23, 2016. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that if Iran continued targeting Qatar’s […]
Israel says it has killed Iran’s intelligence minister in third assassination in two days
[ad_1] Iran’s then incumbent Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib (C) sits with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C-R) before a speech to members of parliament in the capital Tehran, on August 17, 2024, as he defends his cabinet selection. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Israel’s Defense Forces said Wednesday that Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail […]
Israel says Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, has been killed in a strike
[ad_1] Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, arrives in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 27, 2025, to attend a memorial service for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Courtney Bonneau | Afp | Getty Images Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, had been killed in airstrikes overnight. […]
Iran vows to kill Israel’s Netanyahu as impact of war on Gulf region widens
[ad_1] AT SEA – MARCH 02: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, EA-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham […]
U.S. ‘misadventure’ in Iran has no clear exit strategy, Russia’s UK ambassador says
[ad_1] Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the UK Andrei Kelin during an interview with PA at the official residence of the Russian Ambassador in London. Picture date: Monday February 21, 2022. Aaron Chown – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is a “misadventure” whose goals and exit […]
Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has verified account on X, Elon Musk’s platform
[ad_1] Mojtaba Khamenei; the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; is seen in Tehran; Iran; on December 14; 2016. Reza B | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has a new “verified” account on X, the influential social media platform owned by Elon Musk. Khamenei, whose X […]
Iran war: Trump says he’s not worried about domestic terror attack
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. Brian Snyder | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he’s not worried about Iran executing a terror attack within the United States in retaliation for the […]
‘Forever war’: Democrats rebut Trump’s assertion that Iran war nearing end
[ad_1] Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., from center left, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Sen Jon. Ossoff, a D-Ga., and Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., during the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Senate Democrats on Tuesday rebutted President Donald […]