Israel Strikes Iran Again as Airlines Halt Flights to the Gulf
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Israel attacked Iran again after US strikes on its nuclear facilities over the weekend fueled fears of an escalating conflict in the Middle East. Among Israel’s targets was the Fordow nuclear site, as well as airports and an internal-security headquarters run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Underscoring the spreading impact of the standoff, major global airlines have extended flight cancellations to the Persian Gulf, disrupting air traffic to hubs like Dubai. The US strikes also weighed on investor sentiment, with European equities mostly in the red today.
Tehran has vowed retaliation for the US strikes, but has yet to announce whether or how to hit American targets in the Middle East. Iranian leaders may choose to salvage what they can from damaged nuclear sites and hide it elsewhere, while launching limited “face-saving” strikes against American and Israeli targets, writes Bloomberg columnist James Stavridis.
Novo Nordisk is terminating its recently formed obesity-drug partnership with Hims & Hers Health, a fresh blow for the Danish drugmaker behind Ozempic. Novo Nordisk cited concerns about sales of compounded drugs and accused Hims of “deceptive marketing that put patient safety at risk.” Shares in Novo Nordisk fell today on the news.