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Trump has again threatened to launch a larger-scale attack on Iran, and international oil prices have continued to rise, breaking through $111, further exacerbating the risks to the global economic growth outlook.

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CCTV News reported that on April 5th local time, US President Trump stated in an interview that the US is currently engaged in "deep negotiations" with Iran and hopes to reach an agreement before the April 7th deadline set by the US. Trump said that an agreement is very likely, but if an agreement fails, he will destroy everything there.

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Xinhua News Agency reported that some Trump administration officials privately discussed the possibility that the U.S. military operation codenamed "Operation Epic Fury" is entering its second phase. Trump's aides have recommended including Iranian power plants and bridges as "legitimate military targets." Defense Secretary Hergsays suggested that Trump bomb highways to make it difficult for Iran to transport materials for missile and drone manufacturing.

Trump's threats to bomb Iranian infrastructure have worried some Gulf states, who fear Iranian retaliation against the Gulf states' energy infrastructure.

Following the aforementioned news, Brent crude oil prices rose by 1.55%, reaching approximately $111 per barrel.

Financial markets reacted mixedly. U.S. stock futures fell slightly across the board, with Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.02% and S&P 500 futures down 0.18%. Asian stocks opened slightly higher and then extended their gains, with the Nikkei 225 index rising 1.23% and the South Korean KOSPI index rising 1.95%. Gold fell 0.87% to around $4,636 per ounce, and silver fell 0.88% to around $72.

OPEC+ warned that the damage to Middle Eastern energy facilities will have a lasting impact on oil supplies, and that recovery will be difficult even after the conflict ends.

Homin Lee, a strategist at LONGi Bank in Singapore, said: “The forecasting game remains quite tricky for investors. Their focus will be on military operations on both sides of the Persian Gulf and whether navigation in the Strait of Hormuz can improve further despite these attacks.”

Brent crude oil prices rose

Brent crude futures rose 1.55% to $111 a barrel.

US stock futures fell slightly across the board.

Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.02%, and S&P 500 futures fell 0.18%.

Japanese and South Korean stock markets rose.

The Nikkei 225 index opened 0.4% higher and then extended its gains to 1.23%; the South Korean KOSPI index opened 0.9% higher and then extended its gains to 1.95%.

Gold and silver prices fell

Spot gold fell 0.87% to $4,636 an ounce, and spot silver fell 0.88% to $72 an ounce after Trump threatened to destroy Iranian infrastructure and Tehran showed little sign of accepting the US demands to end the Middle East war.