Oil prices jump and shares drop after Trump threatens more Iran strikes

"To those countries that can't get fuel, many of which refuse to get involved in the decapitation of Iran… build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait and just take it."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"When this conflict is over, the strait will open up naturally. It will just open up naturally."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"The rise was a clear market reality check following the earlier optimism for an imminent ceasefire."

— Alberto Bellorin , Executive

"the worst-case solution for users of the waterway."

— Anne-Sophie Corbeau , Academic

"His speech is indeed disappointing. Trump announced victory while also threatening strikes on Iran’s energy and electricity facilities and saying he might deliver major blows over the next two to three weeks – so effectively it’s business as usual."

— Dilin Wu , Executive

"Trump’s latest address was supposed to reassure markets. It didn’t."

— Maxence Visseau , Executive

"Iran is very unlikely to agree to a temporary ceasefire if it opens the door to future rounds of conflict."

— Will Todman , Academic

"The strait will not be opened based on the 'absurd displays' of the US President."

— Abbas Araghchi , Politician

"We are going to finish the job, and we’re going to finish it very fast. We’re getting very close."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"The centers you think you have targeted are insignificant, and our strategic military productions take place in locations of which you have no knowledge and will never reach."

— Ebrahim Zolfaghari , Politician

"The market has shown disappointment because the speech President Trump made was far less than what the market expected."

— Takashi Hiroki , Executive