Trump Vows To Keep Troops In Place Before Iran Talks | The Opening Trade 4/9/2026
US President Donald Trump vowed to keep US troops in the Persian Gulf ahead of talks with Iran that are planned to firm up a fragile truce. Both sides accused each other of violating the truce that was announced Tuesday after six weeks of fighting, with a disagreement over whether the ceasefire extends to Lebanon emerging as a key flashpoint that could unravel the accord.
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00:00:42 – Market Check
00:02:38 – Iran War: Oil Rebounds, Stocks Fall
00:04:47 – Strait of Hormuz Remains Blocked
00:07:07 – Trump Rebukes NATO
00:09:53 – UK Homebuyer Demand Slumps
00:10:57 – Meta’s First AI Model
00:15:18 – Iran’s Ghalibaf on US-Iran Ceasefire
00:26:32 – Oil Rises After Biggest Drop Since 2020
00:40:33 – Brent Crude Rebounds
00:47:47 – Stocks to Watch: Energy, Airlines, UK Homebuilders
00:54:27 – Gold Price Falls
01:05:50 – UK Homebuyer Demand
01:09:41 – China Tankers Join Line to Test Hormuz Exit
01:16:37 – Israel Intensifies Lebanon Strikes
01:22:29 – IMO’s Dominguez on Shipping, Strait of Hormuz
01:28:57 – The US is With Orban All the Way: Trump
01:32:11 – Hungary Election
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