U.S.-Iran resume fire following downing of Apache in Gulf

About this episode

The episode discusses the exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran following the downing of an Apache helicopter and its impact on global markets.

The U.S. and Iran exchange fire following the downing of an American Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran claims to have targeted U.S. bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain as a result. Asian markets see the tech sell-off gathering pace with trade on South Korea’s KOSPI briefly pausing. The negative sentiment has infected European and American markets, which are due to start the day in the red. SpaceX is due to close its order book today ahead of Friday’s greatly anticipated and historic IPO. The company is reportedly up to 4 times over-subscribed.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• U.S.-Iran conflict
• military actions
• market impact
• tech sell-off
• SpaceX IPO
• global markets

Keywords

• U.S.-Iran
• Apache helicopter
• Strait of Hormuz
• SpaceX IPO
• tech sell-off
• global markets
• military conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S., Iran, SpaceX

Products: Apache helicopter

Places: Strait of Hormuz, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Asian markets, South Korea, European markets, American markets

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