Crypto Market Crash Deepens as Trump Confirms More Airstrikes to Hit Iran

In the latest development in the U.S.-Iran war, President Trump shared that his country would not retaliate on its airstrike until its objectives are met. The comments has caused the crypto market crash to resume after the brief recovery.

Crypto Market Crashes Amid Escalating U.S.-Iran Conflict

Bitcoin and altcoins have continued their free fall as geopolitical tensions grow further. The BTC price fell below $67, 000 with altcoins following the trend. Ethereum price also dropped by nearly 3%, with SOL and XRP posting similar losses.

The crypto market crash resumed just after President Donald Trump shared that the US will continue bombing Iran until its objectives are achieved. This was after Iran retaliated after the US killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The U.S. President called on the Iranian military and police to surrender for full immunity or face certain death.

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Not long after, Israel launched new air strikes targeting Tehran, triggering a crypto market crash. They also expanded their military campaign to include attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Trump also said in an interview with the New York Times that he expects the airstrikes by Iran to continue for the next four to five weeks.

“These intolerable threats will not continue any longer,” Trump said “I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death.”

Experts said that if the strikes continue, the crash could worsen, potentially reversing the crypto market recovery over the weekend. Trump also highlighted that this could be similar to what the United States did in Venezuela.

UK Throws Support Behind U.S. as War Escalates

The UK has agreed to allow the US to use the UK military bases to strike Iranian missile sites, according to Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister. This news also impacted the crypto market, which has been crashing.

Although the UK has not been affected by the US-Israel strikes in Iran, the Minister stated that Iran was becoming reckless with its approach, especially with its attacks on Bahrain, the UAE, and others. This was the reason for agreeing for the US to use two of the UK military bases to attack the Iranian missile sites.

“The US has requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose. “We have taken the decision to accept this request – to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region killing innocent civilians putting British lives at risk and hitting countries that have not been involved, he said.”