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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS CONSIDERING PLANS TO OCCUPY OR BLOCKADE IRAN'S KHARG ISLAND TO PRESSURE IRAN TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ - AXIOS

YIELDS ON UK GILTS EXTEND RISE, UP 4-5 BPS ON THE DAY ACROSS MATURITY RANGE

FITCH SAYS IRAN WAR POSES SOME RISKS TO ECONOMY OF NEW ZEALAND, GIVEN ITS SUBSTANTIAL DEPENDENCE ON ENERGY IMPORTS

ITALY ENERGY MINISTER: FALL IN GAS SUPPLY FROM MIDDLE EAST HAS CREATED MUCH TIGHTER GAS MARKET FOR EVERYONE, WITH INCREASING COMPETITION BETWEEN COUNTRIES

ITALY ENERGY MINISTER: IN TALKS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING US, AZERBAIJAN AND ALGERIA TO OFFSET STOP IN GAS SUPPLY FROM QATAR

DONALD TRUMP BANK IMMIGRATION ORDER DELAYED AMID WALL STREET PUSHBACK-WAPO

EUROZONE ECB CURRENT ACCOUNT SA (EUR) JAN: 37.9B (PREV 14.6B)

AMBREY SAYS NO CASUALTIES OR DAMAGE TO MERCHANT VESSELS HAD BEEN REPORTED

AMBREY SAYS U.S-ISREALI STRIKE TARGETED BANDAR LENGEH PORT IN IRAN

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog extended Nowruz greetings to the people of Iran, praising their “dignity and longing for freedom” and expressing hope for a better future. “You, the people of Iran, deserve better. You deserve a different future,” Herzog said in a Friday video message, adding he hopes both nations will one day “celebrate Nowruz together again” in a spirit of cooperation and peace.

ISRAELI ARMY: AIR DEFENSES ARE DEALING WITH MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM IRAN

ISRAEL'S OIL REFINERIES: MOST PRODUCTION FACILITIES ARE OPERATING, THE REMAINDER ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTARTED

ISRAEL'S OIL REFINERIES: IRANIAN STRIKE ON HAIFA REFINERY DAMAGED EXTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE OWNED BY A THIRD PARTY THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO OPERATIONS, EXPECTED TO RETURN TO OPERATIONS WITHIN A FEW DAYS

ISRAEL'S OIL REFINERIES SAYS IRANIAN MISSILE ON THURSDAY HIT ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN HAIFA SUPPLYING A SERVICE FACILITY

CHINA COMMERCE MINISTRY: MINISTER WANG WENTAO MET WITH APPLE CEO

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf: The F-35 was not just a fighter jet but a statue of the U.S. military's invincibility and arrogance. A theological symbol claimed to be invisible to any eye and superior to any power; but the hand of God is above their hands. This symbol was struck for the first time in the world, yet God cast. And this was the moment of collapse of an order.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION WILL NOT REVISE ITS TIMELINE TO PHASE OUT RUSSIAN GAS, EVEN AS PRICES SURGE AMID WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

SPOT PALLADIUM RISES OVER 3% TO $1,491.94/OZ

ITALY JAN. CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT EUR1.785B

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER SHARES DROP 20.3% PREMARKET AFTER US CHARGES THREE TIED TO CO WITH HELPING SMUGGLE AI CHIPS TO CHINA