Brent surged almost 10% after Israel carried out military strikes against Iran. Israel targeted nuclear facilities and killed senior military commanders in a major escalation that could spark a broad war in the Middle East. Explosions were heard across Tehran, Natanz — home to a key atomic site — and other cities, according to local and social media. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel — which used 200 air force planes and said it hit around 100 targets — had “struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program.” The head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, and the military’s chief of staff, Mohammad Bagheri, were both killed, according to Iranian media. At least two other senior IRGC members also died. The United Nations’ atomic watchdog said there were no indications of increased radiation levels at Iran’s main uranium-enrichment site of Natanz, an early sign that the strikes have not penetrated the containment layers protecting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear stockpile. Still, Israel pledged more attacks, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying they “will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat.” Iran immediately vowed to retaliate against Israel and, possibly, US assets in the Middle East.
Today’s guests: Hugh Gimber, JPMorgan Asset Management Global Market Strategist, Julien Barnes-Dacey, European Council on Foreign Relations Middle East and North Africa Programme Director, Phoenix Kalen, SGCIB, Emerging Markets Research Head, Lynette Nusbacher, Nusbacher & Associates Chair
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Chapters:
00:00:00 – The Pulse With Francine Lacqua
00:00:39 – Israel Strikes Iran in Major Escalation
00:07:03 – Iran Threatens US After Israel Strikes Nuclear Sites
00:12:31 – Hugh Gimber, JPMorgan Asset Management Global Market Strategist
00:16:31 – Julien Barnes-Dacey, European Council on Foreign Relations Middle East and North Africa Programme Director
00:17:43 – Phoenix Kalen, SGCIB, Emerging Markets Research Head
00:26:07 – Oil Spikes as Israeli Attacks on Iran Stoke Fears of Wider War
00:31:02 – Richard Dalton, Former UK Ambassador to Iran
00:35:54 – Iran Says to Respond ‘Harshly’ Against US, Israel Over Attacks
00:37:58 – 241 People Killed in Air India Crash
00:41:38 – Israel Attacks Iran’s Nuclear Sites in Major Escalation
00:46:06 – Lynette Nusbacher, Nusbacher & Associates Chair
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