FTSE and Wall Street fall as Trump escalates threats on Iran as deadline looms
The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and Wall Street fell on Tuesday, forward of a deadline set by president Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a expletive-laden social media post on Sunday, Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s energy vegetation and bridges on Tuesday. He then set a deadline of 8pm ET on…