According to Bloomberg Terminal news, Israel has launched airstrikes against Iran, with multiple explosions reported in the capital Tehran.
Before the airstrike news broke, foreign media Axios cited sources from both the U.S. and Israel, reporting that the Trump administration had privately informed Israel that if it decided to launch a military attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the U.S. would not directly participate in any bombing or other active offensive actions, and the operation would be carried out solely by Israel. Although U.S. President Trump emphasized that he did not wish for war to occur, he also admitted at the time that “an Israeli attack could really happen.”
Following Israel’s airstrikes, international crude oil prices surged over 6%, major U.S. index futures fell sharply, gold skyrocketed to over $3,410, and Bitcoin plummeted from $108,000 to $104,000 this morning, a decline of about 3.8%.
According to data from Coinglass, in the last 24 hours, a total of 181,365 people globally have been liquidated, with a total liquidation amount of $868 million, of which $800 million was from long positions.
