{"id":75684,"date":"2026-07-21T01:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-vows-retaliation-as-10th-night-of-us-strikes-on-iran-rattles-wall-street\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T01:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:00:41","slug":"trump-vows-retaliation-as-10th-night-of-us-strikes-on-iran-rattles-wall-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-vows-retaliation-as-10th-night-of-us-strikes-on-iran-rattles-wall-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Vows Retaliation as 10th Night of US Strikes on Iran Rattles Wall Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The Dow fell 307 points and the S&amp;P 500 dropped 0.2% as the Iran war reached its 10th night of strikes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Trump vowed Iran will \u201cpay many times over\u201d for American deaths after the toll reached 17 U.S. troops killed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Bitcoin held near $65,000 and a $1.306 trillion market cap even as Wall Street posted its third losing day.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Wall Street Slips as Earnings Week Begins<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/morgan-stanley-top-ai-debt-bank-goldman-sachs\/\">Wall Street<\/a> was a bit rattled on Monday, to say the least. The S&amp;P 500 closed at 7,443.28, down 14.41 points, or 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 307.16 points, or 0.59%, to 51,839.26. The Nasdaq Composite slipped just 12.17 points, or 0.05%, to 25,508.07, holding up better than the broader market as tech shares absorbed less of the damage.<\/p>\n<p>All three indexes opened higher in the morning, with the Nasdaq up as much as 1.2% in early trading. Gains faded as the day wore on and headlines from the Middle East took over investor attention. Traders are also bracing for a heavy earnings week, with Tesla, Alphabet, Intel, and several major banks set to report.<\/p>\n<h2>Strikes Continue Into a 10th Night<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Central Command said American forces carried out their 10th straight night of strikes on Iran early Monday, part of a campaign the military says is aimed at forcing open the Strait of Hormuz after repeated attacks on shipping. The conflict has run since the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, and a ceasefire attempted earlier this month collapsed after renewed fighting.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon has confirmed the deaths of American service members in recent days, including troops killed in Jordan and Iraq. The source report puts the toll at 17 U.S. troops killed and roughly 430 wounded since the war began, figures that remain difficult to verify in full given the pace of fighting.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_832742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-832742\" style=\"width:2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-832742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source: worldmonitor.app on July 20, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Donald Trump has pushed for continued retaliation. On Truth Social, he <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116953296612438865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEvery time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over! This directive has been passed on to Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Daniel Caine, and every Leader in the Military.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/trump-prices-down-june-inflation-data\/\">Trump<\/a> also addressed the toll directly in an <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/18\/us-news\/trump-mourns-death-of-american-soldiers-killed-by-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a> with the New York Post, calling recent troop deaths a \u201cshame\u201d while standing behind the mission. \u201cThey did it because they don\u2019t want to see Iran have a nuclear weapon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Oil and Gas Prices Stay Elevated<\/h2>\n<p>At $88 a barrel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/UKOIL\/?exchange=TVC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brent crude<\/a> has climbed back toward $90 a barrel as fighting around the Strait of Hormuz continues, up from levels near $80 earlier this month. The strait normally carries about 20% of the world\u2019s seaborne oil and liquefied natural <span>gas<\/span>, and transits have dropped sharply as vessels reroute or hold position amid the naval blockade the U.S. reimposed in mid-July.<\/p>\n<p>Yemen\u2019s Houthi movement has added a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-07-20\/yemen-s-houthis-vow-to-impose-maritime-blockade-on-saudi-arabia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">second front<\/a> by blockading Saudi Arabia, a step that has kept energy markets tense even when ceasefire proposals surface. U.S. <span>gas<\/span> prices have climbed back to a national average of $4 a gallon. Kuwait, home to the U.S. Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet, reported Iranian strikes on a power and desalination plant, a sign that the fighting is reaching well beyond Iran\u2019s own borders.<\/p>\n<p>Higher energy costs create a direct problem for the Federal Reserve. Officials have been watching for <span>inflation<\/span> to cool, and a sustained run of $90 oil makes that job harder. Airlines, shippers, and manufacturers that depend on fuel are the most exposed, while energy producers have room to benefit from the higher prices.<\/p>\n<h2>How Stocks Broke Down by Sector<\/h2>\n<p>Energy and materials shares held up better than the rest of the market on Monday, giving traders a place to hide from the broader decline. Industrials and financials, both heavily represented in the Dow, took the brunt of the selling as investors weighed the cost of a longer war. The Russell 2000 index of small companies fell about 0.7%, a larger drop than the major indexes, as smaller firms felt the pinch of higher borrowing costs and a shakier economic outlook.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_832755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-832755\" style=\"width:2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-832755 size-full\" title=\"Trump Vows Retaliation as 10th Night of US Strikes on Iran Rattles Wall Street\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tradingview-stock-market-heatmap-2026-07-20_20-06-15-scaled.png\" alt=\"Tradingview Dow heat map. \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tradingview-stock-market-heatmap-2026-07-20_20-06-15-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tradingview-stock-market-heatmap-2026-07-20_20-06-15-1024x515.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tradingview-stock-market-heatmap-2026-07-20_20-06-15-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tradingview-stock-market-heatmap-2026-07-20_20-06-15-1536x772.png 1536w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tradingview-stock-market-heatmap-2026-07-20_20-06-15-2048x1029.png 2048w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tradingview-stock-market-heatmap-2026-07-20_20-06-15-scaled.png 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-832755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 307.16 points, or 0.59%, closing at 51,839.26. Image source: Tradingview.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trading in Asia and Europe showed a similar split. South Korea\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/KRX-KOSPI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KOSPI<\/a> fell sharply while Hong Kong\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/HSI-HSI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hang Seng<\/a> gained, and European indexes edged lower. The CBOE <span>Volatility<\/span> Index, a common gauge of investor fear, stayed elevated but well short of levels seen during past market panics, a sign that traders see the conflict as serious but not yet a reason to abandon stocks altogether.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin Holds Steady Around $65,000<\/h2>\n<p> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> traded around $65,083 to $65,320, up about 0.65%, or $423, over 24 hours, with a market capitalization near $1.306 trillion and a daily <span>volume<\/span> of around $31 billion. The token touched three-week highs earlier in July on softer <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bank-of-america-three-fed-rate-hikes-2026\/\">inflation<\/a> data before giving back some gains as investors turned cautious.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"max-height:500px;height:500px;border:none;overflow:hidden;border-radius:4px\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"bitcoin market data\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The contrast between <span>bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s small gain and the stock market\u2019s decline reflects a pattern that has shown up before in this conflict, with <span>bitcoin<\/span> acting more like a hedge than a risk asset during bouts of geopolitical stress. Spot <span>bitcoin ETFs<\/span> have continued to see inflows, and institutional buyers have kept adding exposure even as broader markets pull back.<\/p>\n<p>A breakout above $66,000 to $68,000 would likely need either a de-escalation in the Middle East or a clearer signal from the Fed on rate cuts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> appears to be holding its ground for now as markets weigh the prospect of lower rates against the backdrop of the Middle East conflict. Although persistent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-inflation\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inflation<\/a> has kept the Fed on the sidelines, the war could ultimately compel the central bank to reconsider its stance.<\/p>\n<h2>A Familiar Pattern, on a Larger Scale<\/h2>\n<p>The current situation can be compared the current standoff to earlier Gulf conflicts, including the Tanker War of the 1980s and shipping incidents in 2019 and 2020, when threats to the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/iran-moves-to-close-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-tensions-erupt-over-broken-ceasefire-deal\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> briefly pushed oil prices higher before markets adjusted. What is different this time is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a>\u2019s maturity. In earlier Gulf crises, there was no comparable asset for investors looking to sidestep both stocks and the dollar. Now there is, and its performance this week is being read by some traders as an early test of that role.<\/p>\n<h2>What Comes Next<\/h2>\n<p>Traders should expect <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-volatility\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volatility<\/a> to persist as long as the Strait of Hormuz remains contested and the Houthis\u2019 blockade continues. A congressional hearing on the cost of the war is expected soon, and diplomatic channels through Qatar remain open even as fighting continues. For now, investors are watching two things at once: this week\u2019s corporate earnings and any sign that the conflict in the Middle East is easing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/trump-vows-retaliation-as-10th-night-of-us-strikes-on-iran-rattles-wall-street\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways The Dow fell 307 points and the S&amp;P 500 dropped 0.2% as the Iran war reached its 10th night of strikes. Trump vowed Iran will \u201cpay many times over\u201d for American deaths after the toll reached 17 U.S. troops killed. 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