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Well, the reaction poured in as the day went on from all over the world.
Russia called the strikes unprovoked aggression.
China said it's highly concerned and called for a stop to the assault.
Australia, Canada, they both expressed support for the U.S.
France, Germany and Britain also have called for negotiations to resume between the U.S.
and Iran following Iran's attacks on other countries.
This is UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The Iran conflict triggered a sharp risk-off move across cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin fell as much as 3.8 percent to 63,038 before stabilizing near 64,000 in early morning trading in New York.
Ether slid as much as four and a half percent to 1836.
Roughly 128 billion dollars was erased from the total value of digital assets in the immediate aftermath.
This according to
CoinGecko data.
Operating profits at Berkshire Hathaway fell nearly 30 percent in Warren Buffett's last quarter as chief executive officer as insurance underwriting earnings slumped.
That metric fell by more than 54 percent and the company warned of potential future challenges to the business because of strong competition and rising claims.
Berkshire also took a $4.5 billion impairment on its Kraft Heinz and Occidental Petroleum holdings.
Berkshire's cash pile stood at $373.3 billion.