Iran’s Unfrozen Funds, US Tech Stocks Set to Slide, More
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news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Karen Moscow. Iran said 12 billion dollars of its frozen funds were set to be released as part of ongoing talks with the U.S. with the two sides broadly signaling progress and negotiations to formally end their war. We get more with Bloomberg Jerusalem reporter Dan Williams.
Either side is talking up, but often in different directions. The US, the Trump administration, saying that unfrozen funds will be used for humanitarian purposes, perhaps even to buy soy products from the United States. But the spokesman for the foreign ministry in Tehran saying there would not be a limitation on how Iran uses those funds. That, of course, will stir concern in the US, in the West, and indeed in the region, that some, perhaps all of that money, could go toward rebuilding the Iran's military capacity, perhaps the capacities of Iranian allies like the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
And that's Bloomberg's Dan Williams posting on Truth Social this morning. President Trump said 19 million barrels of oil flowed out of the Hormuz Strait yesterday, an all-time record. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to land in the United Arab Emirates today as the U.S. seeks to reassure regional allies the interim agreement it signed last week with Iran is good for their security and economies. President Trump is going to a Mack truck facility in a battleground district in swing state Pennsylvania today, casting attention on the U.S. economy. It's his first major public event beyond the Capitol since he signed the Iran war agreement. Andy Burnham is preparing for a Labour Party leadership contest that could make him Britain's prime minister within weeks.
Burnham was meeting with Labour colleagues today. He's the strong frontrunner to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who announced Monday that he would step down. It is primary election day in New York and Maryland, as well as a runoff day in South Carolina. In New York, a number of congressional races could be a test of Mayor Zoran Mamdani's political power. We get more with Bloomberg's Zach Cohen.
I'm particularly interested in the race between Congressman Dan Goldman, who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, against Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, who's backed by Mayor Zor-Mamdani, in sort of a key litmus test for where the party is, especially in New York, especially on issues like the U.S. 's support for Israel, and obviously not just in this war with Iran, but before that. in its pursuit of the destruction of Gaza since the October 7th attack by Hamas.
What recent developments have occurred regarding Iran's unfrozen funds?
And as Bloomberg's Zach Cohen, Mamdani has also endorsed activist Daria Lisa Avila-Chevalier against Congressman Adriano Espaillat. There's also a crowded field to succeed retiring Congressman Jerry Nadler in his midtown Manhattan district. It includes John F. Kennedy's grandson, Jack Schlossberg, and former never-Trump Republican-turned-Democrat George Conway. Mamdani has not given an endorsement in the race, but in the interest of transparency, we should note that Michael Bloomberg has endorsed Michael Lasher for Congress. Bloomberg is founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP. We're also keeping an eye on primary races in Maryland. Governor Wes Moore seeking re-election to a second term. He's facing a primary challenge from physician Eric Felber.
And the Republican governor's race features nine candidates. In the South Carolina runoff, Lieutenant Governor Pamela Yvette is facing State Attorney General Alan Wilson in the Republican governor's race.
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