Tehran recruits volunteers, including children, to defend against a possible U.S. Invasion.
Plus, the Trump administration amps up its defense of prediction markets.
We'll look at how AI agents could put your brokerage account on autopilot.
So, for example, this AI agent could be programmed or instructed to buy those protective puts whenever oil spikes,
or it could sweep cash into a higher yielding asset whenever you have an excess amount in there.
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I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal,
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China and Russia have opposed a UN Security Council resolution that would have allowed countries to use all necessary means
to secure the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
The AP reports that the move has led Bahrain to water down its resolution to only
permit defensive actions to protect ships in the strait.
Here was China's UN ambassador Fu Song heard via a UN translator.
Authorizing member states.
To use force would amount to legitimizing the unlawful and indiscriminate use of force.
Which would inevitably lead to further escalation of the situation and lead to serious consequences.
A vote on the resolution is expected tomorrow.
Earlier this week, we reported that the United Arab Emirates was pushing for the U.S.
And other allies to open the Strait of Hormuz by force,
an effort that revolved around a Security Council resolution authorizing such action.