FTSE 100 Set to Drop After Trump Warns Iran to 'Behave' Following Airstrikes
The FTSE 100 is expected to decline as UK markets react to escalating US-Iran tensions and upcoming GDP data. The UK is set to release May GDP figures, with economists forecasting flat growth due to the global energy shock from the US-Iran war. Brent crude oil prices hovered near $85 per barrel after US airstrikes targeted Iranian missile facilities near the Strait of Hormuz. A previously agreed ceasefire between Trump and Iran has been dropped, threatening renewed economic instability. President Trump stated he would not set a new deadline for peace, warning Iran to 'behave' and suggesting the US might 'finish it off.' Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, emphasized that Tehran's national security depends on maintaining control over arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz, a key point of contention in negotiations.
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