Trump's Iran Plan: Markets Plummet, Gas Prices Soar

0:00It's April 2nd. Welcome to Canada News today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. President Donald Trump just laid out his plan on Iran, saying U.S. forces will keep pounding them very hard over the next two or three weeks to push. The country back to the Stone Ages. He claimed all American goals are already met or even beaten, and operations have been a total success so far. No word though, on wrapping things up or fixing the supply messes, spiking energy costs worldwide. Trump skipped talk of ground troops or pulling in NATO allies to secure key waterways. Democrats ripped into a speech, calling it incoherent with zero real answers for folks at home. Senator Chris Murphy said it left everyone guessing if we're ramping up or pulling back. Markets took a hit right after. Asian stocks dropped, with Tokyo's Nikkei down 1.4%, South Korea's Cospi off 3.4%, percent, and U.S. futures slipping more than 0.7%. Oil surge 2, Brent Crude jumping, 5% to $106.22 a barrel, while U.S. Crude rose 4.2,

1:07percent to $104.36. Gas prices here topped $4 a gallon on average for the first time since 2022, and with fuel costs climbing, expect that to hit. Your grocery bills soon as shipping expenses pile on.