Trump Confirms Major Military Operations Against Iran

Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Donald Trump with this daily recap compiled by The Fly.STRIKES ON IRAN:The U.S. and Israel said they launched an attack on Iran, which retaliated with strikes on Israel and targeted U.S. bases. President Trump, in a video posted on social media, confirmed "major combat operations" against the regime, and urged Iranians to "take over your government" as the strikes continued. Trump said the U.S. was "undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests." The U.S. and Israel plan to carry out several days of intensive attacks, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they had launched missile and drone attacks toward Israel.CEASE ALL USE:In aon Truth Social, President Donald Trump said that "leftwing nut jobs" at AI company Anthtropic have made a mistake trying to "strong-arm" the Department of War and "force them to obey their Terms of Service instead of our Constitution." The Fly notes that Anthropic said Thursday that the company "cannot in good conscience" allow the Pentagon to use its models in lawful cases without limitation. "Therefore, I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic's technology," Trump posted. "We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again! There will be a Six Month phase out period for Agencies like the Department of War who are using Anthropic's products, at various levels. Anthropic better get their act together, and be helpful during this phase out period, or I will use the Full Power of the Presidency to make them comply, with major civil and criminal consequences to follow."CALLS FOR SCRUTINY:U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, said in aon X, formerly Twitter, "The proposed merger between Paramountand Warner Bros. Discoveryis far from settled. It must be examined by Congress like all mergers to ensure it does not harm consumers, raise prices, or threaten jobs. I hope state AGs will use their powers as well. I intend to exercise Congress' oversight authority and scrutinize this deal just as we did the Netflixtransaction. And I will soon be unveiling legislation that would require DOJ & FTC to review all mergers under this Trump Admin and unwind any that are anticompetitive, bad for consumers, or put Americans out of work."TARIFFS:President Donald Trump stated in ato Truth Social, "Tariffs have influenced Novartis, and its great leader, VasantNarasimhan, M.D., to build 7+ Manufacturing and R&D Facilities, creating thousands of Jobs. The Radical Left and the Lunatics who are suing against Tariffs refuse to talk about this, but the same thing is happening with hundreds of other Companies!"REFUNDS:Hasbrohas joined hundreds of other companies in suing for refunds of President Trump's IEEPA tariffs, which the U.S. Supreme Court deemed illegal last week, Reuters' Arriana McLymore. The toymaker, which has not disclosed how much it paid in such duties, is requesting full refunds with interest, the author notes.