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The Speech That Broke the Hope Trade — Oil Surges 13% as Trump Threatens Iran's Energy Grid
Trump's primetime address delivered escalation, not peace — threatening 'extremely hard' strikes on Iran's oil and power plants over the next 2-3 weeks. Oil surged 13% overnight. S&P futures plunged 1.5%. The two-day hope rally is dead. April 6 energy infrastructure deadline is 4 days away with no framework, and the president just told the nation he plans to hit harder, not stop. UK hosting 35-nation Hormuz conference tomorrow — without the US. Still CRITICAL.
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