Business · 7 July 2026
Trump Warning Keeps Markets Watching Iran Talks
Daniel Torok via Wikimedia Commons (CC-PD-Mark)
Higher oil prices could affect markets as investors watched renewed tension between Washington and Tehran. Donald Trump said the US would either reach an agreement with Iran or “finish the job”, while talks ended last week without public progress and a 60-day ceasefire remains in place. Brent crude traded above $72 a barrel, and Iran’s Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr called Trump’s remarks “delusional”.
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