Roberth Tamayo

🚨 BREAKING: 🇮🇹🇮🇱 Meloni has announced Italy is suspending its defense agreement with Israel. Source: ANSA

🛢️🇺🇸🇮🇷 Oil drops below $100 a barrel as hopes for a second round of U.S.-Iran talks grow. - Brent crude down 0.8% to $98.6, WTI down 2% to $97.1 - U.S. officials confirm both sides are still communicating after Islamabad collapsed - A second in-person meeting is being discussed European indexes up, Nikkei and KOSPI both gained over 2% - Deutsche Bank: markets still expect this to be a temporary conflict Source: CNN

🇺🇸🇮🇩 The U.S. just signed a Major Defense Cooperation Partnership with Indonesia. Maritime, subsurface, autonomous systems, special forces training, the works. Indonesia sits astride the Strait of Malacca, the world's second most critical shipping chokepoint after Hormuz. China knows exactly what this means. While Beijing challenges the Hormuz blockade, Washington just locked in the other strait.

🚨 BREAKING: 🇬🇧🇮🇷 UK Maritime Trade Operations confirms access restrictions on Iranian ports are now in effect as of 10.00am ET today. - Entire Iranian coastline affected, including ports and energy infrastructure - Applies to vessels of any flag engaging with Iranian ports or coastal facilities - Transit through Hormuz to non-Iranian destinations not impeded, but vessels may encounter military presence - Neutral vessels currently in Iranian ports granted a limited grace period to depart - Mariners advised to maintain heightened awareness and maximum bridge readiness Source: UKMTO