Global markets recoil as Marco Rubio warns war in Iran could stretch for weeks
Comments from US secretary of state come as oil jumps to $114 and Wall Street stocks slide
Comments from US secretary of state come as oil jumps to $114 and Wall Street stocks slide

Donald Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has taken a back seat during the Iran war crisis

The conflict with Iran is unpopular with the American public and is roiling markets and the economy

Marco Rubio says war to last another 2-4 weeks as oil benchmark closes at highest price since 2022

The US market is more immune from shocks given still healthy American economic conditions and earnings

Sometimes crises do not blow over as investors might hope

Global stocks slide as Tehran escalates attacks on energy infrastructure