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US Service Members Killed in Iran Attacks, Iran Threats, More

01 Mar 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.672 - 5.121 Stephen Carroll

Hello, I'm Stephen Carroll. I'm in Brussels, where many of Europe's biggest decisions get made.

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5.622 - 10.011 Caroline Hepke

And I'm Caroline Hepke in London. We're the hosts of the Bloomberg Daybreak Europe podcast.

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10.391 - 15.001 Stephen Carroll

We're up early every weekday, keeping an eye on what's happening across Europe and around the world.

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15.422 - 21.634 Caroline Hepke

We do it early so the news is fresh, not recycled, and so you know what actually matters as the day gets going.

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21.698 - 27.166 Stephen Carroll

From Brussels, I'm following the politics, policy and the people shaping the European Union right now.

27.206 - 32.633 Caroline Hepke

And from London, I'm looking at what all that means for markets, money and the wider economy.

33.154 - 37.48 Stephen Carroll

We've got reporters across Europe and around the globe feeding in as stories break.

37.941 - 42.587 Caroline Hepke

So whether it's geopolitics, energy, tech or markets, you're hearing it while it happens.

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It's smart, calm and to the point.

Chapter 2: What recent events led to the deaths of US service members in Iran?

270.83 - 278.084 Monica Ricks

The unrest in the Middle East is also causing widespread flight disruptions now. We get those details from Bloomberg's Dan Schwartzman. The U.S.

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278.104 - 293.102 David Gurra

and Israeli bombing campaign over Iran and the subsequent retaliation by the Islamic Republic has led to more than 2,300 flight cancellations being recorded in the Middle East, with more than 90% of departures from Dubai International Airport being canceled. That's according to FlightAware data.

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293.082 - 307.326 David Gurra

Some airlines were hit hard with Qatar Airways saying all flights are still halted and that it would provide an update at 9 a.m. on Monday. Emirates, the world's largest international airline, they've suspended flights indefinitely while Etihad extended cancellations until 2 a.m. on Monday.

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The UAE's Civil Aviation Authority said it was dealing with 20,000 affected passengers caught up in the disruption. Dan Schwartzman, Bloomberg Radio.

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Crypto traders are keeping a close eye on Bitcoin this morning. The token rose as much as 2.2 percent to just over $68,000 after Iran confirmed the death of its supreme leader yesterday. It's now trading at about $66,000 this morning. And six accounts on PolyMarket made around a million dollars in profit by betting on the U.S. to strike Iran by February 28th.

338.037 - 355.547 Monica Ricks

That's according to analytics firm Bubble Maps. It says those accounts were all freshly created last month and had only ever placed bets on when U.S. strikes might happen, with some of their shares purchased just hours before the first explosions were reported in Tehran. The pattern of bets has now raised suspicions of insider trading.

356.188 - 362.138 Monica Ricks

In other news today, OpenAI is defending its deal with the Pentagon. Bloomberg's Ed Kalecki has details.

362.118 - 375.734 David Gurra

OpenAI has agreed to deploy its own artificial intelligence models within the Defense Department's classified network after rival Anthropic saw its relationship with the Pentagon implode over surveillance and autonomous weapons concerns.

376.054 - 391.753 David Gurra

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman said late Friday that he'd reached an agreement with the department that reflects the firm's principles that prohibit domestic mass surveillance and require human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapons systems.

Chapter 3: How is the US government responding to threats from Iran?

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Bloomberg Radio.

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And police say the man who killed three people and injured 14 others at a bar overnight in Austin, Texas has also died. Officers say they confronted him after arriving at the bar, returned fire and killed him. We still don't know why the man went on that rampage. That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Monica Ricks and this is Bloomberg.

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428.912 - 437.245 Monica Ricks

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Chapter 4: What are lawmakers discussing regarding war powers in relation to Iran?

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499.227 - 513.844 Tim Stanevek

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