● The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump has instructed his advisors to prepare for an extended, indefinite blockade of Iranian ports. The decision

● Indices are slightly easing after the record gains of recent days, but remain near their highs ahead of tomorrow’s post-session earnings from major tech

● • Iran has put forward a three-phase peace proposal, separating the issue of the Strait of Hormuz from the nuclear negotiations. Tehran proposes first

● Trump has threatened the United Kingdom with “heavy tariffs” if London does not withdraw its Digital Services Tax, which targets American tech giants—Apple, Google,

● Yesterday’s Wall Street session ended on a strongly positive note, with major US indices posting solid gains. The rally was largely driven by news

● Global markets resumed an upward trajectory after a brief pause, as signals that Iran may enter negotiations with the US improved investor sentiment. This

● Recent days have brought significant relief to markets. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, which was

● Unofficial information indicates that Iran is proposing a partial opening of the Strait of Hormuz using Oman’s territorial waters. Crude oil is currently not

● Markets started the session on a positive note following signals of progress in US–Iran negotiations. ● Vice President JD Vance pointed to the possibility

● US index futures are trading slightly lower today, but they continue to maintain a strong upward trend; the US500 is hovering near 6,920 points,

● The U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad ended in failure over the weekend—the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. The

● Conflicting signals from Tehran: Iranian state media has denied reports of weekend talks with the U.S. in Islamabad. By conditioning any negotiations on a