Trump: Deal Expected to Be Reached Within the Next Week, Today Was Just a Minor Incident
June 2 – According to ABC News, U.S. President Donald Trump stated Tuesday that he is confident he will finalize an agreement with Iran within the coming week to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Progress is going very well,” Trump remarked. “There was a minor incident today, but I moved quickly to resolve it.”
Trump explained the incident stemmed from Iran’s dissatisfaction with Israel’s attack on Lebanon. “I spoke to Hezbollah and told them not to fire; then I contacted Netanyahu and delivered the same message. As a result, both sides stopped shooting,” he said.
Additionally, Trump noted that a peace agreement with Iran could be “even better than achieving a military victory.” When asked about the timeline for finalizing and approving the memorandum of understanding (MOU) to reopen the strategic waterway, Trump added, “I think this will likely be accomplished within the coming week.” He also revealed he has not yet formally signed the deal, noting “a few key de
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In the last 24 hours, there has been a total of $640 million worth of liquidations across the entire network, with the majority coming from long positions.
On June 2, data from Coinglass shows the entire crypto network recorded $640 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours. Breakdowns reveal $483 million in long-position liquidations and $157 million in short-position liquidations. A total of 156,147 people worldwide were liquidated during this timeframe. The largest single liquidation event took place on Binance against a USDT trading pair, totaling $6.2878 million.
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Salesforce's investment in Anthropic is estimated to value the company at around $5 billion
June 2 — Salesforce’s stake in Anthropic is now valued at roughly $5 billion, following multiple investments in the AI firm. Per sources familiar with the matter, the enterprise software giant first put $50 million into Anthropic’s early 2023 funding round and has continued co-investing in subsequent rounds. That backlog of bets has helped Anthropic emerge as one of the world’s fastest-growing, most prominent tech companies. Another major beneficiary of an early Anthropic investment is Zoom Communications: the video conferencing firm netted over $1 billion in profit from its stake in Anthropic’s Series C funding round earlier this year.
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Hezbollah has agreed to the U.S. proposal for a mutual ceasefire
June 2 — According to Israeli sources, Lebanon’s President’s Office has announced that Lebanese authorities have received Hezbollah’s affirmative reply to the U.S.’ mutual ceasefire proposal.
Citing the Lebanese Embassy in the U.S., the Lebanese Presidency stated that Hezbollah has agreed to the U.S. proposal for a mutual cessation of hostilities, which will extend to all of Lebanon.
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Trump: All Hostilities Between Israel and Hezbollah Will Cease Immediately
On June 2, U.S. President Trump stated in a social media post that he had a very productive conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. He added that no troops will be sent to Beirut, and any troops already en route to the Lebanese capital have been turned back. Similarly, Trump said he held a very good call with Hezbollah through a senior representative, noting that the group has agreed to cease all firing: Israel will not attack Hezbollah, and Hezbollah will not attack Israel.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry: US Directly Responsible for Israeli Violation of Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Agreement
June 2 — According to CCTV reports, a statement issued by Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 1 local time addressed ongoing ceasefire violations by the United States and Israel. The statement clarified that the U.S. bears direct responsibility for breaching the Iran-U.S. ceasefire agreement, while Israel is accountable for violating the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire accord. It also stated that the U.S. must take full responsibility for all consequences of this situation, and Iran will defend its interests whenever it deems necessary.
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