Middle East, major news breaking! Trump's latest statement! Crude oil plummeting, gold, silver, and US stocks all declining together!

MaticHoleFiller · 2026-03-21T20:14:09+00:00

On March 20, international crude oil and precious metals prices fell sharply due to Iran's military operations against Israel and U.S. military bases. Trump responded by stating he would not send additional U.S. troops and emphasized a pause on airstrikes targeting Iran's energy facilities. Israel indicated it would continue military operations against Iran. The three major U.S. stock indices also closed lower collectively.

MaticHoleFiller

2026-03-21 20:14:09

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Breaking news from the Middle East. On March 20, crude oil prices plummeted after opening, and international gold and silver prices collectively declined.

On March 19, gold and silver prices plunged significantly, with spot gold falling 3.42% and COMEX gold futures dropping 4.86%.

According to reports, early on March 20, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement saying that Iran launched the 66th round of “True Commitment-4” military operations, using various heavy multi-warhead missiles and drones to attack targets in central and southern Israel, as well as U.S. military bases in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump, in a White House press briefing on March 19, when asked whether he plans to send more troops to the Middle East during military operations against Iran, said, “I will not deploy troops anywhere. If I were to do so, I certainly wouldn’t tell you. But I am not deploying troops.”

Trump also stated that he had informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to attack Iran’s energy facilities, and Netanyahu “agreed.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference that after Israel and the U.S. conducted airstrikes on March 20, Iran no longer has the capability to enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles, but military actions against Iran will continue until the necessary moment.

According to reports, Netanyahu stated at a press conference on March 19 that Israel “alone” carried out airstrikes on Iran’s natural gas fields, and that Israel would “comply” with U.S. President Trump’s request to “pause” subsequent airstrikes on energy facilities.

Last night, the three major U.S. stock indices all closed lower: Dow down 0.44%, Nasdaq down 0.28%, and S&P 500 down 0.27%.

In Chinese concept stocks, the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index fell 1%. Canadian Solar dropped nearly 27%, Alibaba declined over 7%, Fangdd Network declined over 6%, and Futu Holdings fell over 3%.

Some content compiled from CCTV News and Xinhua News Agency.

Editor: Liang Qiuyan

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