US Defense Secretary Hegseth: Attempts to lay more mines is violation of ceasefire
Source Fxstreet
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that any attempts to lay more mines by Iran would be considered a violation of the ceasefire, per Reuters.
Hegseth noted that the transit through the Strait of Hormuz is occurring and added that they would welcome a serious European effort to "do something about the strait."
Market reaction
These comments failed to trigger a noticeable market reaction. At the time of press, the US Dollar (USD) Index was down 0.2% on the day at 98.60.
Meanwhile, US stock index futures trade mixed ahead of the opening bell, with Dow Futures losing 0.1% and S&P 500 Futures rising about 0.4%.
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