The BBC’s security analyst Gordon Corera examines how much damage is likely to have been caused to Iran’s nuclear sites. The US has bombed three sites in Iran and President Trump said the strikes took “the ‘bomb’ right out of their hands”. However, Iran’s foreign minister has said his country’s nuclear knowledge “can’t be destroyed…
Satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic maritime choke point with Iran situated at the top with Qeshm Island and the United Arab Emirates to the South. Imaged 24 May 2017. Gallo Images | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called for China to prevent Iran from closing the…
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Published: June 22, 2025 at 4:05 p.m. ET On Saturday evening, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. bombers had attacked nuclear sites within Iran. Now, the world is waiting to see how the longtime U.S. adversary might respond. A senior Iranian government official said Sunday that all potential options would be considered, according to Reuters. Adblock…
Bitcoin (BTC) has registered a slight uptick in the last few hours after US President Donald Trump announced a successful airstrike on Iranian nuclear facilities, a move aimed at de-escalating rising tensions in the Middle East after several days of conflict between Iran and Israel. Despite the short-term price reaction, BTC remains in a corrective…
Solana (SOL) SOL is trading at $128.82, down 8.33% in the past 24 hours, after a steep intraday correction linked to rising geopolitical tensions. The token dropped from $140.39 to $127.25, with the sharpest hourly decline occurring at 13:00, when sell pressure spiked and trading volume exceeded 4 million, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis…
Blockchain tracking service Whale Alert posted a major alert showing that 129,392 ETH was transferred from an unidentified wallet to Coinbase as the Ethereum price tumbled. On-chain data from Etherscan shows that this particular wallet had not been involved in the transfer of large ETH volumes since November 2022. This sudden reactivation and deposit into…
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Sunday that two more border crossings with Thailand were completely shut down amid an ongoing border dispute between the two ASEAN member states, Xinhua reported. Hun Manet said the Thai army Saturday night informed the governor of Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province about its unilateral decision to…
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to experience an extensive price correction losing over 7% of its market value in the last month. The flagship cryptocurrency has struggled to regain its bullish form after setting a new all-time high leading to speculations of a potential market top. Interestingly, popular market analyst and the host of The Wolf of…
On Saturday, Texas became the first-ever US state to commit public funds towards the purchase of Bitcoin. Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 21 (SB21), officially authorizing the establishment of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Keep reading to learn more about this development, increasing investor and government confidence in Bitcoin’s long-term potential, and what’s the…
