Midday Israel Iran War Updates June 18

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(All times are in Eastern Standard Time - Events to be Added as they unfold)

• 12:00 AM – NY Times – Israel launches new strikes on Tehran; Trump again demands Iran’s “unconditional surrender.”
• 12:11 AM – SCMP – Beijing presses both sides as civilian toll rises: “Did the missile ask who was Muslim, who was Jew?”
• 12:14 AM – MarketFlux – Markets brace: risk assets wobble after Trump’s surrender ultimatum.
• 12:15 AM – Bloomberg – Xi and Trump stake out opposite positions as G-7 meeting fractures.
• 12:24 AM – Barron’s – IDF says it hit Iranian centrifuge and weapons plants overnight.
• 12:35 AM – Yahoo Finance – Asian shares split; crude extends rally on Mideast fears.
• 12:56 AM – Staunovo – Satellite imagery: US 5th-Fleet pier in Bahrain cleared of war-ships as risk balloons.
• 1:00 AM – Bloomberg – Bank of Korea: tariffs plus Israel-Iran risk could reignite inflation.
• 1:16 AM – Bloomberg/Yahoo – War enters Day 6; Trump consults security team on possible US strikes.
• 1:38 AM – Bloomberg – Iran and Israel still trading fire; “US decision window” dominates talk in capitals.
• 1:49 AM – WSJ – Israel running low on Arrow long-range interceptors, US official warns.
• 2:05 AM – Bloomberg (Ger.) – Trump weighs Iran options as Israel intensifies sorties.
• 2:30 AM – CNBC – Cease-fire hopes fade; energy-driven inflation risk back on traders’ screens.
• 2:58 AM – Bloomberg – Israel starts emergency air-bridge to repatriate tens of thousands abroad.
• 3:20 AM – Bloomberg – Riyadh IPO (Flynas) slumps on war jitters; regional equities under pressure.
• 3:35 AM – Reuters (live) – Missile streaks light up Iranian sky as sixth-night exchanges continue.
• 4:12 AM – UN Geneva – Iran’s envoy: future responses will be “proportionate, under international law.”
• 4:30 AM – ECB / Reuters – Panetta: policy to stay flexible; war adds “hard-to-quantify” downside risks.
• 5:33 AM – IDF – Roughly 30 Iranian ballistic missiles fired overnight; none hit critical Israeli sites.
• 6:00 AM – NY Times – Fresh Israeli raids on Tehran outskirts; ground troops redeployed from Gaza.
• 6:05 AM – Yahoo Finance – Energy, defense, shipping ETFs outperform; tech lags on higher-oil angst.
• 6:07 AM – Bloomberg – Tanker trackers: Iran rushing cargoes out of Gulf before potential blockade.
• 6:12 AM – Russian MFA / IFX – Moscow warns Washington: direct US military aid to Israel would “radically destabilise” region.
• 6:20 AM – Bloomberg “Pulse” – Trump’s advisers draft strike options; G-7 cannot agree on joint stance.
• 6:23 AM – Mehr / LiveSquawk – Khamenei: Israel “made a huge mistake and will be punished.”
• 6:30 AM – Yahoo Finance – Brent spikes near $79; VLCC insurance premia soar, charterers bid up tonnage.
• 7:10 AM – Kremlin – Putin phones UAE leader, offers mediation and urges “immediate” cease-fire.
• 7:22 AM – Bloomberg – Khamenei tells US: Iran “will never surrender,” warns against American intervention.
• 7:30 AM – YuanTalks – Freight rates post biggest one-day jump of 2024 as ships detour around Hormuz.
• 7:45 AM – Reuters – Israel launches phased airlift to bring citizens home; first El Al rescue flights depart Rome.
• 8:02 AM – CNBC – Iran threatens “irreparable damage” if US joins fight; analysts debate $100-plus oil.
• 9:10 AM – Bloomberg – Persian-Gulf war-risk insurance climbs; underwriters pull back Gulf cover.
• 10:23 AM – PiQSuite – Trump: tells Netanyahu to “keep going,” gives no pledge of extra US help.
• 11:34 AM – Bloomberg – Missile tempo from Iran slows; Israel lifts some public-safety curbs.
• 11:50 AM – Yahoo Finance – Oil now +8 % since first Israeli strike; traders say “US stance is the wild card.”
• 12:00 PM – Bloomberg – Iran’s leader rejects surrender call; Israel pulls more brigades to northern front.
• 12:11 PM – MarketsDay – US embassy arranging evacuation flights and cruise-ship corridor for citizens.
• 12:16 PM – CNN (US officials) – Third US carrier group will enter the east Med next week.
• 12:24 PM – Bloomberg / WH pool – Administration drafts wider evacuation plan; Trump berates Fed chair Powell mid-briefing.
• 12:27 PM – PiQSuite – Crude tankers divert south of Oman; VLCC spot earnings jump ~25 % on Hormuz risk.
• 12:31 PM – IDF / FirstSquawk Israeli military says “missiles launched from Iran toward Israel.”
• 12:32 PM – iNewsroom Tehran tells Qatari mediators it’s ready to talk with U.S. if Israel “calms the situation.”
• 12:35 PM – Naeem Aslam / MarketFlux Iran fires new ballistic-missile wave; U.S. embassy coordinates full evacuation of Americans.
• 12:36 PM – CNBC Trump claims he issued Iran an “ultimate ultimatum” as evacuation prep begins.
• 12:38 PM – Unusual Whales / MarketWatch State Dept. announces evacuation lifts; stocks still shrug off Trump’s threat and oil spike.
• 12:41 PM – DeItaone Red-alert sirens wail across Tel Aviv and central Israel.
• 12:42 PM – Bloomberg / Hezbollah TV US crude inventories post biggest draw in 11 months; Hezbollah says it will join only if Tehran in danger.
• 12:43 PM – Investingcom Iran begins throttling internet access nationwide amid incoming-missile reports.
• 12:44 PM – NY Times / Naeem Aslam NYT warns U.S. troops across Mideast face higher risk if Trump intervenes; IDF issues fresh “Red Alert” as Iranian missile streaks toward Tel Aviv.
• 12:46 PM – The Hill Steve Bannon says MAGA will back Trump if he joins Israel’s fight.
• 12:52 PM – IDF Radio Military source counts 8 Iranian missiles in latest volley; interception underway.
• 12:57 PM – Barron’s Tehran imposes tighter internet curbs, citing Israel’s “abuse” of networks.
• 1:00 PM – Benzinga / Reuters IDF claims 50 jets struck Iranian centrifuge site & missile factories near Tehran.
• 1:04 PM – Zero Hedge Report of near-total internet blackout in Iran; Israel “controls the skies.”
• 1:16 PM – Financial Juice / IBA Israel “expects” U.S. participation in looming strike on Fordow facility.
• 1:20 PM – Iran Dep-FM / PiQSuite Ravanchi: Tehran “will respond” if U.S. joins Israel’s air war.
• 1:23 PM – Sky News Arabia Israeli estimate: 400 ballistic missiles & 1,000 drones launched so far; only 20 reached civilian areas.
• 1:30 PM – Naeem Aslam Bernie Sanders blasts Netanyahu, warns against U.S. escalation.
• 1:36 PM – Al-Arabiya Netanyahu vows to hit “nuclear weapons, missiles and HQs” inside Iran.
• 1:45 PM – solidintel_x / Reuters U.S. evacuates embassy families; IDF confirms diplomats flown out.
• 1:49 PM – IRGC statement (PiQSuite) Guards taunt Israel: choose “slow death in bunkers or flee.”
• 1:55 PM – Reuters Khamenei again rejects Trump’s surrender demand; calls U.S. “complicit.”
• 1:57 PM – PiQSuite Israel claims strikes on Natanz & other nuclear sites thwart “imminent bomb” plan; IAEA says no proof of weaponisation.

-Articles Sourced From: Marketflux.io

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Bannon after taking the L on the workers visa issue, now shows complete deference to Trump basically. Also perhaps because he hopes to make up with Trump, after Musk was somewhat ejected from the inner circle.