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Global Markets, U.S. Stocks Fall After Israel Attacks Iran

Safe-haven assets strengthened as the attack spurred investors to pare down risk

Oil prices jumped Friday after Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Oil prices jumped Friday after Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Photo: frederic j. brown/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Global stock markets dropped and oil prices surged after Israel launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, rattling markets and sending investors fleeing into safe-haven assets.

Israel said the attack targeted Iran’s nuclear program and other military sites, as well as Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists. Dozens of planes wrapped up the first wave of the attack before dawn Friday, Israel said.

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