"The President of the United States declared that if the Iranian government did this or that, he would side with the rioters. The rioters have placed their hopes in him. If he is so competent, let him manage his own country then," Khamenei wrote.
Gold and defence contractors have emerged as key beneficiaries of the Venezuelan crisis, as the US military intervention fuels a broader rise in geopolitical tensions and investor demand for safe-haven and security-related assets, according to a report by DBS Bank.
Global cooperation in critical economic and technological domains continues to show uneven progress amid rising geopolitical tensions and structural uncertainties, according to the Global Cooperation Barometer 2026 released by the World Economic Forum.
The White House indicated that President Donald Trump is considering various options, including military action, to acquire Greenland on national security grounds, a move that has raised concern among US allies, European leaders and lawmakers across party lines.
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez said ties with the US have suffered an unprecedented strain but stressed economic diversification and openness to global markets, even as Washington announced Venezuela would use revenue from a new oil deal to buy US-made products.
Indian equity benchmarks opened lower on Thursday as negative sentiment weighed on markets amid fresh threats of 500 per cent tariffs from the United States, continued foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows and rising geopolitical tensions.
Speaking to ANI on global supply chains, Julian Popov, Former Minister of Bulgaria and Senior Fellow at Strategic Perspectives, said, "Oil markets are adapting to uncertainty, and conflicts aren't significantly impacting prices."
The resurgence of geopolitical tensions between the United States and Venezuela is unlikely to pose any significant risk to India's oil security or trade position, according to a research note by Bank of Baroda.
Analysts at ICICI Direct expect further US Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026, and persistent concerns over rising global debt, and questions around long-term Fed independence are likely to keep gold attractive as a hedge against macroeconomic uncertainty. "Concerns over Fed independence will
Gold as a reserve currency by global central banks may continue in 2026, the pace, however, may slow, driven by easing geopolitical risks, evolving monetary policy dynamics and potential shifts in the US dollar trajectory, according to a recent report by YES Bank Economics Research.