WS #11749
US and Iran exchanged a second night of strikes (US hit ~90 targets, Iran hit bases in Kuwait/Bahrain/Qatar), but Trump said Iran called seeking a deal, causing oil to pull back ~2% as markets price in potential de-escalation. Ukraine struck 12 Russian shadow fleet tankers, an oil terminal, and refineries (Saratov, Rostov, Tver, Stavropol, Ufa), escalating energy supply disruption risks.
US-Iran Conflict Escalation and De-escalation Signals
US and Iran exchanged a second night of strikes (US hit ~90 targets, Iran hit bases in Kuwait/Bahrain/Qatar), but Trump said Iran called seeking a deal, causing oil to pull back ~2% as markets price in potential de-escalation.
Ukraine struck 12 Russian shadow fleet tankers, an oil terminal, and refineries (Saratov, Rostov, Tver, Stavropol, Ufa), escalating energy supply disruption risks.