SoftBank (SFTBY) announced plans to enter AI server manufacturing in Japan from FY27, building an assembly base at the former Sharp Sakai plant site, Nikkei reports

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Iran's Energy Official says, on oil, "in the short term, the majority of exports will probably continue to go to the Chinese market", ISNA reports

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"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi will visit Baghdad next Sunday", Al Mayadeen reports citing sources; The meeting will include a briefing on the progress of the talks in Switzerland and the preparations

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SoftBank (SFTBY) announced plans to enter AI server manufacturing in Japan from FY27, building an assembly base at the former Sharp Sakai plant site, Nikkei reports

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Iranian Foreign Ministry says "America has issued the necessary license for the sale of Iranian oil and petrochemical products", Al Jazeera reports

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Iranian Ambassador to the UN says any further attacks on Lebanon would be a red line

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