In the early hours of Friday morning, Israel executed a direct military strike on Iranian soil, prompting explosions in Tehran and igniting a financial firestorm across global markets. The timing was no coincidence. With Washington pressuring Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, Tel Aviv opted to act without waiting for diplomacy to stall. The Pentagon insists it had no role in the mission—typical disavowal, plausible deniability and all. The market’s response was swift and brutal. Stocks Rattle, Oil Soars, Currency Havens Flooded Within minutes, U.S. stock futures plunged over 1%, as investors scrambled to reprice risk. Oil spiked a staggering 6% almost instantly, pushing its 3-day surge to over 12%, underscoring how fast the thin veneer of global supply confidence…

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