Saturday, February 28, 2026

Sunday's News Links

[AP] US military says 3 service members have been killed and 5 wounded in Iran operation

[Reuters] Live: Iran vows revenge after Supreme Leader Khamenei killed, Israel says its air force strikes Tehran again

[Reuters] Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict and could spike to $100 a barrel, analysts say

[Reuters] Investors brace for a bigger backlash from Middle East war

[Reuters] Three tankers damaged in Gulf as US-Iran conflict escalates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Iran Crisis Threatens Worst Gas Market Disruption Since 2022

[Reuters] China urges immediate ceasefire after US, Israel strike Iran

[Axios] Two months, two tracks: How Trump chose war with Iran

[Axios] Claude dethrones ChatGPT as top U.S. app after Pentagon saga

[Politico] EU scrambles for unity as Iran crisis exposes transatlantic rift

[Reuters] China's new home prices fall at fastest pace in over 3 years in February, survey shows

[Bloomberg] China Condemns ‘Unacceptable’ US, Israeli Strikes on Iran

[Bloomberg] Iran Crisis Threatens Worst Disruption in Gas Markets Since 2022

[Bloomberg] Japan’s Shipping Companies Suspend Operations in Persian Gulf

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Removal of Another Xi Friend Complicates Planned Summit

[Bloomberg] Ex-Goldman CEO Fears ‘Reckoning’ As Private Credit Chases Main Street

[NYT] Oil Shipments in Persian Gulf Already Disrupted by Iran Attack

[WSJ] Things to Watch as Trump’s Iran Campaign Enters Pivotal Stretch

[WSJ] The Iranian Force Built to Defend the Regime Now Faces the Ultimate Test

[WSJ] U.S. Races to Accomplish Iran Mission Before Munitions Run Out

[WSJ] What’s Really at Stake in the Fight Between Anthropic and the Pentagon

[FT] Iran war will test the vulnerability of oil markets

[FT] Trump has no realistic plan for Iran’s future