Jul. 8 at 4:43 PM
Speaking to reporters at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, the military alliance’s Secretary General Mark Rutte said America’s strikes were “absolutely necessary.”
“When you have a ceasefire and Iran is basically violating the ceasefire — we see what happened yesterday with ships being attacked — I think it is totally crucial that the U.S. forcefully reacts,” he said.
Energy stocks rose as well. Shares of ConocoPhillips
and Chevron
gained 2% each, while shares of Marathon Petroleum
advanced 5%.
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