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Fri · 12 Jun 2026

Asian Markets Slide, Oil Climbs as US-Iran Exchange Strikes

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Asian Markets Slide, Oil Climbs as US-Iran Exchange Strikes

📉 MARKETS — Markets are pricing in a war that diplomats insist is nearly over. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Asian equities falling while oil rises confirms investors aren't buying Trump's "deal in days" narrative. With CENTCOM striking Iranian air defense across southern Iran overnight and IRGC hitting F-35 hangars in Jordan, the ceasefire text is functionally void. The gap between political signaling and market pricing is the real indicator — and right now, money says escalation, not resolution.

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US and South Korea Hold Nuclear Deterrence Talks as North Korea Arms Push Widens

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US and South Korea Hold Nuclear Deterrence Talks as North Korea Arms Push Widens

🛡️ PENINSULA — Washington is managing two nuclear deterrence fronts simultaneously. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: North Korea accelerating arms transfers while the US fights Iran stretches deterrence credibility thin. Seoul needs reassurance precisely because US assets and attention are concentrated in the Gulf. Pyongyang reads distraction as opportunity. These talks are a signal to

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