President Donald Trump opposed an Israeli plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to two sources, amid ongoing waves of tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran as the US president is making publicly and privately clear he prefers to keep the United States out of the fray for now.

Experts suggest the U.S. has a strategic opportunity to leverage Iran's weakened position for a nuclear deal after Israel's targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

Dave Smith, a libertarian comedian and host of Part of the Problem, has called for Trump’s impeachment over his handling of the Israel-Iran conflict. A regular on The Joe Rogan Experience, Smith previously supported Trump in 2024 but now says it was a “bad calculation.

Wall Street has all but dismissed the threat of a shock from the conflict. But the danger hasn’t completely passed, and other dangers are building.

Markets continue to price two 25 basis points (bps) rate cuts by year-end, and therefore, the Fed’s updated economic projections, the so-called Dot Plot chart, will be closely scrutinized alongside Chairman Jerome Powell’s comment to gauge the scope and the timing of the next rate cut.

The Israeli military claims its campaign has eliminated high-value targets, including nine senior scientists, and severely damaged Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Iranian authorities confirmed damage to four critical buildings at the Isfahan uranium conversion facility,

US is involved in stopping Iranian missile and drone fire; the UK and France are not known to participate, but have signaled they could

Oil prices edged higher in early trade, adding to last week’s surge as Israel and Iran exchanged strikes for a fourth day.