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Good Friday, Bad War — Iran Hits Kuwait, US Destroys Tehran Bridge, Markets Dark Until Deadline Day
Markets are closed for Good Friday but the war is escalating on both sides. Iran struck a Kuwait desalination plant and oil refinery at dawn. The US destroyed Iran's B1 bridge connecting Tehran to Karaj, killing at least 8 civilians. Iran claims a second F-35 shootdown. Trump warned the US 'hasn't even started' destroying Iran. Meanwhile, the March jobs report beat massively (+178K vs 57K expected, unemployment 4.3%) but nobody will trade it until Monday — which is also when the April 6 energy infrastructure strike deadline expires at 8 PM ET. The weekend risk gap is the widest since the war began.
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