US-Iran UN Faceoff, Machado Gives Trump Her Nobel Medal, More
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U.S. officials have renewed the threat of possible military action against Iran after President Trump suggested the country's regime may have averted strikes by pledging not to execute protesters. Here's what the U.S.
What are the latest developments in US-Iran relations?
ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, told the U.N. Security Council.
President Trump is a man of action. Not endless talk like we see at the United Nations. He has made it clear all options are on the table to stop the slaughter. And no one should know that better than the leadership of the Iranian regime.
Mike Waltz's comments were echoed by the White House press secretary as the Associated Press and the New York Times reported that leaders across the Middle East have been making the case to the U.S. president not to strike Iran. Meanwhile, Iran's deputy representative to the U.N., Ghulam Hossein Darzi, delivered this warning to the American administration.
Iran seeks neither escalation nor confrontation. However, any act of aggression, direct or indirect, will be met with a decisive, proportionate and lawful response.
The deputy Iranian ambassador to the UN was also speaking at the Security Council meeting as Fox News reported that the US is moving an aircraft carrier to the Middle East with more assets expected to arrive in the coming days.
The heightened US-Iran rhetoric comes as Bloomberg Economics has found that Donald Trump is following through on a greater share of his threats in his second term as president. During his first term, Trump carried out about 40% of the threats he made. That rate has risen to 60% so far in his second administration. As Bloomberg's chief geoeconomics analyst Jennifer Welsh puts it, the shift suggests Tehran shouldn't bet on taco, referring to the popular investor shorthand for Trump always chickens out.
The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to the U.S. president at a meeting in the White House. In a social media post hours later, Trump called the gesture a great honor and described Machado as a wonderful woman. Speaking to reporters, the politician and activist said that the presentation had historic significance.
I presented the president of the United States the medal. Nobel Peace Prize. And 200 years in history, the people of Bolívar are giving back to the heir of Washington a medal, in this case a medal of the Nobel Peace Prize, as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom.
Maria Karina Machado speaking there after President Trump previously said that he didn't believe that she had support or respect in Venezuela and cleared the way for the vice president, Delce Rodriguez, to become acting president. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has said that the award cannot be shared or transferred.
Denmark and Greenland are stepping up their lobbying of US lawmakers to challenge President Trump's push for control of the Arctic Territory. A group of senators is set to meet members of the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen today to discuss the issue and show support for Greenland's sovereignty. The move after a high-level diplomatic meeting failed to diffuse tensions and European nations moved to establish a military presence on the island.
Wall Street's five biggest banks reported a record $134 billion of trading revenue last year, and they say more is coming. Morgan Stanley's CEO and chairman, Ted Pick, led the optimism.
The results for every quarter over the last eight are a blueprint for Morgan Stanley's success. We expect this mix of tailwinds and headwinds to prevail in 2026 and are prepared to continue to execute.
Debt bankers at Ted Pix Morgan Stanley increased revenue by 93% in the fourth quarter, capping a record year. The turbulent Trump administration has kept investors on edge, but for bank traders that has kept paying off as clients rush to reposition their portfolios. Goldman Sachs' CEO David Solomon says that deal-making has also taken off.
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