This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. The Boston Marathon is today, and I’m feeling particularly inspired by this runner who went from being partially paralyzed to running in this year’s race. Stock futures are falling this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a winning…
WASHINGTON — An audacious operation Saturday night deep inside Iran rescued an American officer whose fighter jet had gone down behind enemy lines, a dramatic mission involving hundreds of U.S. soldiers that underscored the ongoing dangers of President Trump’s war. Early on Easter Sunday morning, the president celebrated the mission as one of the most daring of…
Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Friday, after Iran and Oman were reportedly drafting a protocol to “monitor transit” through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes that the crucial waterway could partially reopen. Tanker traffic through the key oil-shipping route “should be supervised and coordinated” with the two countries, said Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister of…
Gulf allies of the United States, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are urging President Donald Trump to continue prosecuting the war against Iran, arguing that Tehran hasn’t been weakened enough by the monthlong US-led bombing campaign, according to US, Gulf and Israeli officials. After private grumbling at the start…