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22.04.26 - 04:00
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Hong Kong stocks retreat after Trump extends Iran war ceasefire (SCMP)
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Hong Kong stocks fell in early trading on Wednesday, with other regional markets mixed, as investors remained wary of tensions in the Middle East despite US President Donald Trump saying he would extend a ceasefire with Iran.
The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.9 per cent to 26,242.56 as of 9.30am. On the Chinese mainland, the CSI 300 Index slid 0.4 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index retreated 0.3 per cent.
The day before a a two-week truce with Iran was set to expire, Trump said he would......
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22.04.26 - 03:18
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US Treasury Sanctions 14 Targets For Helping Iran Obtain Weapons (ZeroHedge)
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US Treasury Sanctions 14 Targets For Helping Iran Obtain Weapons
Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times,
The U.S. Treasury Department on April 21 announced that it is imposing sanctions on 14 targets “for their involvement in helping the Iranian regime obtain weapons,” in contravention of international sanctions.
“As the regime attempts to reconstitute its production capacity, the United States will continue to deplete Iran's ballistic missile inventories,” the Treasury wrote in a post on X.
According to a press release from the Treasury, the targets include 14 “individuals, entities, and aircraft” based in Iran, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, “for their involvement in procuring or transporting weapons or weapons components on behalf of the Iranian regime.”
During the military operations in the region, the United States and Israel have sought to deplete Iran's weapons reserves, particularly targeting Iranian ballistic missile sites.
Amid these operations, the Trea...
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22.04.26 - 02:48
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Can the Iran Conflict Become a Forever War? (Bloomberg)
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Jessica Genauer, UNSW Public Policy Institute Academic Director, says the US and Iran remain far apart on all deeper policy issues, while neither side sees benefit in the resumption of armed conflict. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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22.04.26 - 01:54
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Trump Extends Iran Truce as Talks Falter (Bloomberg)
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President Donald Trump has announced he is extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fall apart. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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22.04.26 - 01:12
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Ambassador James F. Jeffrey on Trump extends Iran truce, blockade (Bloomberg)
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President Donald Trump announced he was extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fell apart. In a Truth Social post, Trump said Tuesday he would maintain a blockade over ships coming to and from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. He said Pakistan, which had mediated between the two sides, asked for the US to hold off on fresh strikes and he was extending the ceasefire until Iran submits a new proposal “and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.” Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, Philip Solondz Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and former Deputy National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. He speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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