The Middle East just got even hotter #DelayNotCeasefire Iran’s parliament is reportedly reviewing a highly controversial bill proposing nearly $60 million in rewards targeting Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and a senior CENTCOM commander as a form of “retaliation” following recent airstrikes. The proposal has not been approved and still faces multiple layers of review, but the fact that it is even being discussed is already enough to shake global markets. Because this is no longer just another political headline. It feels more like a signal that U.S.–Iran tensions may be entering a far more dangerous phase — one where every major asset class has to reprice geopolitical risk. Oil remains elevated. Gold is attracting safe-haven flows again. The U.S. dollar is becoming more reactive. And crypto is once again being pulled into a zone of heightened volatility. What makes the story even more intriguing is that Iran remains heavily sanctioned. If a cross-border payment of that scale were ever attempted, questions around alternative payment rails, including stablecoins or crypto, would inevitably surface, even though there is currently no confirmation of any digital asset involvement. But markets rarely wait for events to fully happen before reacting. Sometimes, the mere possibility is enough to trigger fear. And right now, the market is no longer just trying to predict Iran’s next move. It’s trying to figure out whether this is political theater… or the beginning of a new escalation cycle in the Middle East. $BTC $ETH $CL