*LUTNICK : WE ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE CHINA OUR BEST CHIPS

MIDDLE EAST TENSION ⚠️

*U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY HAS AUTHORIZED VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE OF MILITARY DEPENDENTS FROM LOCATIONS ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AMID IRAN TENSIONS

*U.S. MILITARY DEPENDENTS, NONESSENTIAL PERSONNEL AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN BAHRAIN & KUWAIT TO TEMPORARILY DEPART DUE TO SECURITY RISKS

*US EMBASSY IN IRAQ PREPARING FOR ORDERED EVACUATION DUE TO SECURITY RISKS

*CONTEXT: BBG Today Reported that UK Navy issued a rare warning to mariners that higher tensions in the Middle East could impact shipping, including through the Strait of Hormuz— NYP reported that Trump is ‘less confident’ about Iran Nuclear deal — Reuters reported that Iran threatened to strike U.S. bases in region if military conflict arises with U.S. — U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks expected to resume this Sunday —Trump told Netanyahu he still wants to defuse Iran crisis with talks, not bombs —In May Axios reported that Israel preparing to strike Iran fast if Trump's nuclear talks fail

HEAD OF U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND GENERAL KURILLA'S TESTIMONY SET FOR TOMORROW POSTPONED DUE TO TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: REUTERS

GLOBAL NUCLEAR WATCHDOG IAEA DECLARES IRAN NOT COMPLYING WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS, FOR FIRST TIME IN TWO DECADES

In response to the decision Iran ordered launching a new enrichment center at "a secure location" & replacement of IR-1 centrifuges with advanced IR-6 ones at Fordow underground nuclear facility. Additional "countermeasures" will be revealed later.

Note: US and Iran will hold 6th nuclear talks on Sunday, Mossad chief and Minister Dermer to meet with Witkoff ahead of US-Iran talks.

US STATE DEPT: U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE RESTRICTED FROM TRAVEL OUTSIDE GREATER TEL AVIV, JERUSALEM, BE’ER SHEVA AREAS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

NVIDIA WILL STOP INCLUDING CHINA IN ITS FORECASTS AMID US CHIP EXPORT CONTROLS: CNN

Asked whether the US will lift export controls after trade talks with China in London this week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNN’s Anna Stewart in Paris: “I’m not counting on it but, if it happens, then it will be a great bonus. I’ve told all of our investors and shareholders that, going forward, our forecasts will not include the China market.”

MASSIVE OUTAGE ⚠️

AWS DOWN
CLOUDFLARE DOWN
GOOGLE CLOUD DOWN

SPOTIFY, GOOGLE, DISCORD, TWITCH, CURSOR, FIREBASE DOWN

*OUTAGE APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO CLOUDFLARE

COINBASE TO LAUNCH PERPETUAL FUTURES IN US

BINANCE: BTCUSDT LONG LIQUIDATED: $201.31M

RIP ⚰️

SHARPLINK GAMING DOWN 76% AFTER HOURS

Context: SharpLink Gaming, a publicly-traded company on Nasdaq announced a $425M strategic ETH reserve strategy several weeks ago & Consensys CEO Lubin was appointed as chairman of SharpLink's board of directors.

*STOCK HAS ERASED ALMOST ALL GAINS MADE SINCE ETH RESERVE ANNOUNCEMENT

*MOHAMMED BAGHERI, CHIEF OF STAFF OF IRGC AND HIGHEST RANKED COMMANDER AFTER SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI WAS KILLED BY ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE: STATE MEDIA

*Hossein Salami, The head of Iran's IRGC was also killed in Israel's strikes.

*Israel Launched Overnight Airstrikes in Iran, Attacked Nuclear, Military Targets

*Iran confirmed that Natanz nuclear site has been impacted and that there are no elevated radiation levels.

*Iran's supreme leader vows to retaliate for Israel's attack

*Netanyahu says the strikes could last for days

*Oil prices Jumped more than 10%

*Trump said US will defend itself and Israel, if Iran retaliates.

*TRUMP: IRAN MUST MAKE A DEAL, BEFORE THERE IS NOTHING LEFT

TRUMP: GAVE IRAN CHANCE AFTER CHANCE TO MAKE A DEAL, THEY COULDN'T GET IT DONE.

*TRUMP: US MAKES BEST AND MOST LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND ISRAEL HAS A LOT OF IT, WITH MUCH MORE TO COME - AND THEY KNOW HOW TO USE IT ⚠️

TRUMP: IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE, THERE IS STILL TIME TO MAKE THIS SLAUGHTER, WITH THE NEXT ALREADY PLANNED ATTACKS BEING EVEN MORE BRUTAL ⚠️

TRUMP TO ABC NEWS ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN IS `EXCELLENT', THERE'S MORE TO COME

"We gave them a chance and they didn't take it. They got hit hard, very hard. They got hit about as hard as you're going to get hit. And there's more to come. A lot more."

Trump:

Two months ago I gave Iran a 60 day ultimatum to “make a deal.” They should have done it! Today is day 61. I told them what to do, but they just couldn’t get there. Now they have, perhaps, a second chance!

U.S. ALERT: U.S. CITIZENS SHOULD NOT TRAVEL TO IRAN FOR ANY REASON AND SHOULD DEPART IRAN IMMEDIATELY

ISRAEL'S IDF HOME FRONT COMMAND INSTRUCTED CIVILIANS TO REMAIN CLOSE TO BOMB SHELTERS

IRAN PREPARING TO ATTACK ISRAEL

INCOMING ATTACK

*ISRAELI OFFICIAL: LIVE FEED OF ISRAEL'S MILITARY SPOKESMAN BRIEFING CUT SHORT DUE TO AN INCOMING IRANIAN ATTACK ON CENTRAL ISRAEL

IDF: MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM IRAN TOWARDS ISRAEL

IRAN HAS LAUNCHED 100+ BALLISTIC MISSILES AT ISRAEL

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI SAYS ISRAEL STARTED THE STRIKES AND INITIATED A WAR