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Hello, this is Holly Ellyatt writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.
Global markets will be on tenterhooks today after the White House said that U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver an address “to the nation to provide an important update on Iran” late on Wednesday evening.
The U.S. and Israel’s military operation against Iran is just over a month old but there’s a clear sense that war fatigue could be creeping in at the top, with Trump reportedly telling aides that he was willing to end the war without reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Speaking of which, the president on Tuesday again lambasted European allies for not getting involved in the U.S.′ war, telling the U.K. and France to “Go get your own oil” from the Iran-blocked maritime passage.
