Iran’s Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces has issued the latest order: a full-scale plunge! Just now, 180,000 people were liquidated.

Global risk aversion sentiment heats up!

On April 2, European stock markets all declined. As of press time, the Euro Stoxx 50 index and Germany’s DAX 30 index both fell by over 2%. Earlier, Asia-Pacific markets plunged sharply. Korea’s KOSDAQ 150 index futures and KOSPI 200 index futures triggered circuit breakers during trading due to large declines, with algorithmic trading paused for 5 minutes.

The cryptocurrency market also collectively declined. As of the reporter’s deadline, Bitcoin dropped over 3%, Ethereum fell over 4%, BNB and Solana declined over 5%. According to CoinGlass data, in the past 24 hours, 180k traders were liquidated across the crypto network, with a total liquidation amount of $396 million.

U.S. President Trump again threatened to launch a fierce attack on Iran, intensifying market concerns over Middle Eastern energy disruptions, causing global investor sentiment to remain subdued.

Just now, new developments came from the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bagheri stated on April 2 that non-aggressive ships can pass through the Strait of Hormuz after coordination. On the same day, Iran’s Supreme Leader advisor said the Strait of Hormuz will remain forever closed to enemies of the Iranian people.

According to Iran’s Islamic Republic Broadcasting on April 2, Iran’s Army Commander Amir Hatami ordered the combat command to remain highly vigilant, closely monitor U.S. and Israeli movements, and retaliate against enemies at the appropriate time. “Once the enemy launches a ground attack, not a single enemy will be allowed to survive.”

Collective decline

On Thursday, European stock markets also opened lower across the board. As of press time, the Euro Stoxx 50 index fell 2.02%, Germany’s DAX 30 declined 2.07%, and France’s CAC 40, Spain’s IBEX 35, Sweden’s OMXSPI, and Austria’s ATX all dropped over 1%.

The three major U.S. stock index futures all declined. Nasdaq futures fell 1.78%, S&P 500 futures down 1.37%, Dow Jones futures down 1.14%. Pre-market, memory chip stocks also fell sharply, with SanDisk dropping over 5%, Micron Technology, Western Digital, and Seagate Technology down over 4%. Additionally, Nvidia, Oracle, and Google declined over 2%.

Earlier, Asia-Pacific markets plunged collectively. Korea’s KOSDAQ 150 index futures once dropped 6% during trading, triggering a circuit breaker, with algorithmic trading paused for 5 minutes; subsequently, Korea’s KOSPI 200 index futures fell 5%, also triggering