President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. would hit Iran ‘very hard’ again, escalating his public threats as he pressed Tehran to sign a deal, according to CNBC. ‘We hit them hard yesterday, and we’re going to hit them hard again today,’ Trump said at a White House signing event for the Secure America Act. ‘We’re going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard.’

Trump said Iran ‘should sign the deal’ and said that the U.S. wants an agreement ‘that’s meaningful and works.’ ‘We’ll see what happens with the deal,’ Trump said. The comments come after Trump warned on Truth Social that Iran had taken too long to negotiate and would ‘pay the price’ amid escalating military tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Market Reactions and Economic Implications

Oil prices rose and U.S. stock futures fell after Trump’s comments, with U.S. crude climbing nearly 2% to $89.72 per barrel and Brent rising 1.3% to $92.74. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped more than 600 points since the remarks. ‘It’s a military operation,’ Trump said, repeating his assertion that oil prices will return to the levels they were at before the war began in February. ‘When it’s over, you will see oil drop to where it was before.’

Oil could hit $150 per barrel within the next couple of months if the fighting in the Middle East continues, as inventories are now at very low levels, Claudio Galimberti, chief economist at Rystad Energy, told CNBC earlier this week.

Domestic Reactions and Political Tensions

Signs of a rift are emerging within Trump’s core base, ‘MAGA’ (Make America Great Again), as reported by 경향신문. President Trump pushed back against criticism from the MAGA camp, saying, ‘MAGA is Trump itself.’ Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson said on ABC that the U.S. strike on Iran was ‘disgusting’ and did not align with U.S. interests.

Amid airstrikes on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, the MAGA movement is showing signs of division. Trump’s remarks on the Iran deal and military action have sparked debate within his base. According to 경향신문, some within the MAGA movement argue that the strikes violate ‘isolationism’ and do not align with U.S. interests.

Temporary Ceasefire and Analyst Reactions

US-Präsident Donald Trump hat am Dienstag eine zweiwöchige Waffenruhe mit dem Iran angekündigt, according to Business Insider Deutschland. Ziel ist es, die Verhandlungen zur Beendigung des Kriegs zu verlängern – unter der Bedingung, dass der Iran die Straße von Hormus wieder öffnet. Die kurzfristige Einigung kam kurz vor einer von Trump gesetzten Frist um 20 Uhr (US-Ortszeit), nachdem er am Morgen gewarnt hatte, dass ‘eine ganze Zivilisation heute Nacht sterben könnte,’ sollte Teheran die Meerenge nicht freigeben.

Die Straße von Hormus ist eine strategisch zentrale Wasserstraße zwischen dem Iran und Oman, durch die ein erheblicher Teil des weltweiten Öl- und Gastransports verläuft. Analysten warnen, dass die Einigung nur vorübergehend ist und die Spannungen schnell wieder eskalieren könnten. Reactions from leading voices in the financial world, foreign policy, and politics are split along party lines in the U.S.