{"id":44261,"date":"2026-04-07T06:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/uncategorized\/44261\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:18:57","slug":"donald-trump-said-irans-ceasefire-proposal-fell-short-demanding-hormuz-reopening-or-facing-attacks-on-civilian-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/live-updates\/44261\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump said Iran\u2019s ceasefire proposal fell short, demanding Hormuz reopening or facing attacks on civilian sites"},"content":{"rendered":"US President Donald Trump said a US ceasefire proposal with Iran was not good enough, according to CNBC. He repeated a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on civilian infrastructure.\n\nAt a White House press conference, Trump said he could not say whether the conflict was winding down or increasing. He also said Iran could be \u201ctaken out in one night\u201d.\n\n<h3>Market Reaction And Immediate Risk<\/h3>\nTrump said the US would attack Iran\u2019s energy and transportation infrastructure on Tuesday at 8 PM Eastern Time (ET) if the Strait was not reopened. Iranian state media reported that Iran rejected the proposal and called for a permanent end to the war.\n\nA spokesperson for Iran\u2019s top joint military command described Trump\u2019s threats as \u201cdelusional\u201d. The spokesperson said the threats would not address what they called \u201cdisgrace and humiliation\u201d of the US in the region.\n\nAt the time of publication, WTI was down 0.21% at $103.65.\n\nThe deadline of 8 PM ET tonight puts us on high alert. With WTI crude already over $103, the market is tense but hasn&#8217;t fully priced in an actual attack. We are positioning for a significant price swing in either direction before markets open tomorrow.\n\n<h3>Options And Hedging Strategies<\/h3>\nAn attack on Iran would almost certainly attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for nearly 21 million barrels of oil per day. We saw Brent crude spike over $120 after the conflict began in Ukraine in 2022, and a direct disruption here could be far more severe. Buying short-dated call options on oil futures is the most direct way to capitalize on this potential outcome.\n\nThe slight dip in oil prices yesterday suggests some believe this is posturing, much like the diplomatic flare-ups we saw back in 2025. If a last-minute deal is reached and the Strait reopens, we could see a rapid sell-off to below $95 a barrel. In this scenario, put options offer a way to profit from a sharp drop in oil prices.\n\nGiven the uncertainty, betting on a specific direction is a gamble. A more prudent strategy is to trade the volatility itself, perhaps through straddles on oil ETFs, which will profit from a large move either up or down. We&#8217;re also watching the VIX, which could easily double from its current levels if military action begins.\n\nBeyond crude, we are looking at options on defense sector ETFs for potential upside from the conflict. Conversely, airline and transportation stocks are extremely vulnerable to a sustained oil price shock. We are hedging our broader equity portfolios with index puts in case of a wider market sell-off.\n\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a>\u00a0now. <\/b>\n<p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Start trading now &#8211; Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/trade-now\/\">here<\/a> to create your real VT Markets account <\/strong> <\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump rejects Iran ceasefire proposal, threatens attacks on civilian, energy infrastructure unless Strait of Hormuz reopens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-updates"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"josephine","author_link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/author\/josephine\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44261\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}