Iran’s armed forces launched a new missile attack against Israel this morning, injuring at least six people in Tel Aviv.
The attacks occurred just hours after US President Donald Trump referred to talks with an Iranian official—whom he did not name—intended to end the war, a claim that Tehran described as “fake news.”
Trump announced on Monday that the US and Iran had held “very good and productive” talks regarding a “complete and total resolution of hostilities in the Middle East.” As a result, he said, he would postpone attacks on Iran’s energy facilities for five days.
His announcement led to a rise in stock prices and a sharp drop in oil prices below $100 per barrel.
Trump’s statements -about a five-day halt to attacks on Iranian energy facilities- triggered a rise in stocks and a decline in oil prices.
However, this positive news for the markets was quickly reversed after the powerful Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf -who is reportedly the Iranian representative in the talks with the US-stated that no negotiations had taken place.
Analysts believe Trump’s statements either aim at de-escalating the conflict or at boosting the markets through a drop in oil prices.
At the same time, the Israeli army carried out at least seven airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut overnight from Monday to Tuesday, the Lebanese state news agency ANI reported early in the morning.
