Iran Headlines Keep Jolting Oil and Stocks—But Markets May Miss the Real Risk

Oil and stocks have spiked on Iran news at least five times since March, then partly reversed each time. Trump's July 8 statement pushed Brent crude up 5.2% in a day, nearly flat by the next. The pattern repeats: failed talks, crude jumps to $98, optimism lifts equities, then clashes return. Traders treating each spike as a one-off miss that this is a pattern.