The U.S. war against Iran entered its third day on Monday, with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine vowing to deploy more forces to the region, and casualties growing.
President Trump has returned to the White House, where he was expected to address the war in his first public event since the conflict began.
Air travel to the Middle East has been severely disrupted by the conflict, with thousands of flights cancelled.
Oil prices surged as investors assessed the risks of supply disruption. The price of gold, historically a safe haven for investors in times of crisis, climbed. U.S. futures, European stocks, and Asian equity markets fell across the board.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that President Donald Trump “has all the latitude in the world” in determining how long the war will last.
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