Iran official Ghalibaf says "Our armed forces are ready to respond in a lesson-based manner to any aggression... We are open to all options"

• Full Post: "Our armed forces are ready to respond in a lesson-based manner to any aggression; wrong strategy and wrong decisions will always have wrong results, the whole world has already understood this. We are open to all options; they will be surprised."

Iran's Ghalibaf is indicating a heightened readiness of armed forces in response to perceived threats, suggesting a potentially aggressive posture that could escalate tensions in the region. This rhetoric often weighs heavily on energy markets, particularly WTI, as any geopolitical conflict involving Iran could disrupt oil supplies, thus influencing prices and market sentiment across commodities.