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Oil prices surge by over 2% as Trump vows ‘there won’t be anything left of Iran’
May 18, 2026
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by Jai Hamid
for CryptoPolitan
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Oil prices surged on Monday after President Trump warned Iran it had little time to resolve the standoff, intensifying geopolitical risk and market volatility. Heightened volatility could pressure crypto markets and DeFi activity, affecting trading volume on DEXs and CEXs and raising short-term risk for token prices and adoption.
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Oil prices shot higher on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump turned up the pressure on Iran, warning Tehran that it had little time left to break the deadlock with Washington. “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE...
