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Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu: We are changing the Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his first press conference on Thursday since the war with Iran started and said that they are aiming to stop Iran from moving nuclear and ballistic projects underground, and changing the Middle East.

We struck more Iranian nuclear scientists.

We're creating ideal conditions for toppling the Iranian regime.

We can create conditions for regime change, yet it is up to Iran's people to take to the streets

We are aiming to stop Iran from moving nuclear and ballistic projects underground

We are changing the Middle East and becoming a regional power and, in some areas, a global power.

We're dealing heavy blows to Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Basij forces.

Iran has a plan to destroy Israel with ballistic missiles and is attempting to develop a nuclear bomb.

Hezbollah will pay a heavy price for its aggression."

US Dollar Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the weakest against the Japanese Yen.

USDEURGBPJPYCADAUDNZDCHF
USD0.43%0.48%0.22%0.25%1.00%0.97%0.66%
EUR-0.43%0.06%-0.17%-0.17%0.58%0.55%0.23%
GBP-0.48%-0.06%-0.23%-0.23%0.53%0.48%0.17%
JPY-0.22%0.17%0.23%0.00%0.76%0.71%0.39%
CAD-0.25%0.17%0.23%-0.00%0.76%0.72%0.36%
AUD-1.00%-0.58%-0.53%-0.76%-0.76%-0.04%-0.34%
NZD-0.97%-0.55%-0.48%-0.71%-0.72%0.04%-0.33%
CHF-0.66%-0.23%-0.17%-0.39%-0.36%0.34%0.33%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).

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