Iran, Israel and Middle East
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India's equity benchmarks are set to open little changed on Monday after two straight sessions of losses, as the conflict between Israel and Iran showed no signs of cooling, denting risk sentiment.
Iran conflict could open opportunities for Russia to possibly become a power broker to help end the confrontation.
Attacks force shift in U.S. plan for diplomatic deal in Iran and efforts to disentangle from region.
It's often more important in times of heightened tensions in the Middle East to look more at what is not happening, rather than fixating on the dramatic headlines of tit-for-tat air and missile strikes between Israel and Iran.
President Trump vetoed a plan presented by Israel to the U.S. to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The U.S. was represented at the UN Security Council's emergency session on Friday by State Department Senior Bureau Official McCoy Pitt, who said the U.S. was advised by Israel that the actions carried out against Iran overnight were "necessary for its self-defense."
The conflict, the most intense fighting between the two countries in decades, has been met in the United States with feelings of “frustration and helplessness,” as well as heartbreak.
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Jon Faust, who advised three Fed chairs, doesn’t see an interest-rate cut until December — an even then, the odds of a move are just 50/50.