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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has dismantled a Mossad-affiliated spy network in the northwestern province of Ardabil and arrested one of its key members.

US President Trump: We took extremely harsh measures against Iran, and the results were simply unbelievable.

US President Trump: I did not underestimate Iran's resilience.

Sources say BP plans to disband its pipeline gas trading team to expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading operations.

According to The Times: The Labour Party group has approved Burnham's candidacy for a seat in the British Parliament.

Hezbollah: We used a dive drone to target an Israeli D9 military bulldozer in the town of Rashaf in southern Lebanon.

Israeli Army: We have struck Hezbollah targets in the south in the past few hours.

Israel Defense Forces: In the past week, the Israeli military has struck more than 440 Hezbollah targets in several areas of southern Lebanon.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, the Saudi Crown Prince spoke with the Emir of Qatar to discuss regional affairs.

Sources say that Tracy Beth Hogg, head of the Center for Drug Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is expected to leave the agency.

Bank of America strategists: Early June will be a good time for US stocks to take profits.

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman: We sold Google (GOOG.O) and bought Microsoft (MSFT.O).

According to the Wall Street Journal, Anthropic is seeking to raise another $30 billion, with its artificial intelligence lab absorbing the majority of venture capital funding.

The Federal Reserve has terminated its enforcement action against UBS (UBS.N) and Credit Suisse (CS.N) related to their 2023 transaction with Archegos.

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright: The United States receives about $2-3 billion a month from Venezuela’s oil exports and uses that revenue for Venezuelan government spending.

The yield on the 7-year U.S. Treasury note rose 10 basis points to 4.41% on the day.

May 15 – Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PDVSA, has begun distributing proposed contracts to energy companies interested in operating in Venezuela, a key step in reviving the country's crude oil production. Industry insiders say the model contract may represent PDVSA's most open stance yet. However, as lawyers and consultants scrutinize the 90-page document, reactions from industry insiders suggest that converting the agreement into an operational contract could take longer than expected.

On May 15, U.S. Energy Secretary Wright stated at an event in Sabine Pass, Texas, that the United States will replenish every barrel of crude oil released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). He said, "We are releasing oil now, and for every barrel of oil released, we will replenish at least 1.2 barrels into the reserves. Ultimately, we will have the reserves larger than they were at the beginning."

Market news: Venezuela has offered an oil contract to initiate negotiations with drilling companies.