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Zarif's Pakistan visit fuels diplomatic tensions and market volatility

A routine diplomatic trip turns chaotic as Tehran and Washington trade barbs. Markets react wildly to every twist—who's really pulling the strings?

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Zarif's Pakistan visit fuels diplomatic tensions and market volatility

Financial markets have become pawns in a web of criminal machinations—driven by Trump and his inner circle, but also by Pakistan! Today, the spotlight is on Pakistan, which announced that Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif would travel to Islamabad, with officials expressing optimism that U.S. representatives would follow. Markets surged on the news, and eternal peace seemed all but guaranteed—until it emerged that Zarif's trip was simply part of a routine diplomatic tour, including stops in Russia and Oman, with no mention of any meeting with U.S. officials.

The Trump administration quickly seized on the momentum, declaring that it "expected" Jared Kushner and special envoy Jason Greenblatt to visit Islamabad "in the coming days"—a claim Iran flatly denied. Everyone is playing their own game of manipulation: Trump with his tweets (particularly his fabricated story about rescuing eight Iranian AI researchers), his cronies profiting from the chaos, and Pakistan positioning itself as the savior of peace. The only certainty? The markets—and the truth—are the real casualties.

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