Play-by-Play: US-Iran Talks Highlight Discord, Asset Markets Ride Rollercoaster

BlockBeats News, April 7th. Last night and this morning, Iran responded to the U.S.'s "15-point ceasefire plan" with its "10-point plan," kicking off the first round of negotiations with significant differences in demands. As a result, Trump, on the one hand, used peace talks as a lure, while on the other hand, continued to threaten with a "big stick," joining Israel in ongoing attacks on Iran and vowing to "destroy Iranian bridges and power plants" and "take down Iran in a day."

The asset market is on another rollercoaster ride. Bitcoin failed to sustain its Monday afternoon rally, currently trading at $68,819, with a 24-hour decrease of 1.62%. Oil, on the other hand, rebounded to its pre-weekend level, with WTI crude oil at $113.

According to Bitget data, the U.S. stock market closed with the Dow up 0.36%, the S&P 500 up 0.45%, the Nasdaq up 0.5%. Strategy was up 6%, while Tesla was down 2%.

It is foreseeable that the U.S.-Iran situation will likely undergo several more rounds of tug-of-war, and the intensity of military conflict will inevitably escalate, testing investors' fragile nerves continuously over the next few days.