Israel wants to resume war against Iran soon after the US elections
According to Exame, Israel asked for fighting to resume immediately after the vote on Tuesday, 3rd, while Trump talks about new attacks on Iran.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM EXAME · 2 MIN
Israel has asked that fighting against Iran be resumed soon after the mid-term elections in the United States, scheduled for Tuesday, 3. According to Exame, the next phase of the war could be decided right after the polls, which puts the American electoral calendar at the center of a conflict that, according to Revista Oeste, has already lasted around nine months.
On Sunday, 1st, at a campaign event in Iowa, Trump spoke of a possible “forceful coup” against Tehran. Revista Oeste reports that he threatened to intensify the attacks in the coming weeks. The next day, on the Pod Force One podcast, the president said that the United States had not yet “finished the job,” according to InfoMoney.
The same InfoMoney records that Trump stated that Iran wants an agreement and that talks continue. In the same speech, he said that the US overthrew two Iranian regimes, that Tehran cannot have nuclear weapons and that Washington can “take more measures” against the country. The combination of diplomacy and military threat is the main point of uncertainty at the moment.
On the energy front, the publication reports that the Strait of Hormuz is closed. Trump has claimed that oil stocks are above pre-war levels, a claim that needs to be read alongside the blockage of this route, which is one of the most important for oil transport.
In the markets, InfoMoney reports that Trump defended the advance of American stock markets. Investing.com, in a headline that only had the title available for this investigation, recorded that US futures rose after a “bruising” October, with the elections in focus.
At stake is whether the November vote changes the pace of a war that has already been going on for months, with a strategic oil route closed and mixed signals coming from the White House.
What changes for the investor
For those who follow the stock market, Nasdaq, interest rates and the dollar, the central point is uncertainty. A resumption of fighting, with Hormuz closed, could increase volatility in risk assets and put pressure on energy prices, while an agreement, which Trump attributes to the Iranian side, would have the opposite effect. As the dates and decisions have not yet been defined, the scenario remains open. This article does not provide a purchase or sale recommendation or price projections.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
