President Donald Trump says he is close to ending a US and Israeli campaign against Iran while Israeli air strikes on oil depots near Tehran surprise the White House and expose diverging aims.Brent crude spikes near $120 per barrel before falling after Mr. Trump calls the campaign “practically complete,” global markets rebound and Aramco warns of catastrophic consequences if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz stays disrupted.Economists including Mark Zandi and the Penn Wharton Budget Model estimate operations at about $890 million per day and warn that two-month wars could total $40 billion to $95 billion while shortages of missiles and munitions risk straining US inventories.The
Pentagon confirms multiple US deaths, reports receipt of a seventh set of remains and hundreds wounded, polls show most Americans oppose further military action, and investigators analyze missile fragments as experts reject claims that
Iran has
Tomahawk cruise missiles.