TRUMP SAYS ALL HAVE AGREED THAT IRAN CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, CALLING IT “NON-NEGOTIABLE,” AND THAT SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST THE U.S. IS “LOCKED AND LOADED” AND READY TO GO, THOUGH THAT NOW SEEMS QUITE UNLIKELY - TRUTH SOCIAL

Former President Trump stated that all parties have agreed Iran cannot be permitted to obtain a nuclear weapon, describing the position as "non-negotiable," and warned that the U.S. is "locked and loaded" should the Middle East situation change. The headline is truncated, so the full context of the statement and the specific parties referenced are not confirmed here. The primary market transmission channel is geopolitical risk premia, where threats of military escalation in the Middle East tend to lift crude oil prices through expectations of supply disruption, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, and drive safe-haven demand into gold, U.S. Treasuries, and the Japanese yen. Energy producers and tanker and shipping equities are most directly exposed, while Gulf-region sovereign debt and regional equity indices carry elevated headline sensitivity. Traders should watch the next OPEC+ production decision and the weekly EIA crude inventory report for confirmation of whether geopolitical premium is being priced into physical supply expectations.

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