Iran's foreign ministry spokesman BAGHAEI dismissed claims that the US told Tehran it 'would carry out strikes and instruct Iran not to retaliate' as pure fantasy, and said 'the era of hit-and-run is over'.

Two people familiar with the matter told foreign media that OpenAI is racing to secure investor commitments for a roughly $30 bln funding round, aiming to close before rival Anthropic’s expected mid-November IPO. The expedited push is intended to lock in capital as both frontier AI firms compete for the same investor base and could lift OpenAI’s valuation above $1.4 tln. SoftBank Group, Abu Dhabi-based MGX and other existing investors are in talks to participate, and OpenAI is pitching recent revenue from a new model to attract support.

Morgan Stanley names Amazon (AMZN.O) its top pick, raises target price to $350 from $335 and maintains an Overweight rating.