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#HormuzStrikeRiskOff THE CEASEFIRE LASTED LESS THAN A NEWS CYCLE Just 24 hours after reports of peace talks and ceasefire signals between the U.S. and Iran... The Middle East is heating up again. An Iranian drone reportedly shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Trump responded by ordering a third wave of precision strikes targeting Iranian air defense systems. Iran's IRGC retaliated with drone attacks against the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and warned that harsher responses could follow. The ceasefire narrative collapsed almost as quickly as it appeared. And yet... The market barely cared. Nasdaq fell 3.5%. Bitcoin briefly lost the $61K level. Gold dropped below $4,200, hitting a three-month low. But this wasn't a flight to safety. It was a flight from inflation risk. Investors are becoming increasingly focused on CPI and Fed policy rather than geopolitical headlines. In other words: War is no longer the market's biggest fear. Inflation is. Perhaps the most telling statistic of all? Since February, Trump has claimed that a deal with Iran was "close" more than 30 times. Each announcement sparked optimism. Each setback fueled skepticism. And now the market is starting to treat peace headlines the same way it treats earnings guidance: Trust, but verify. The real battle is no longer between bulls and bears. It's between expectations and reality. And right now, reality keeps winning. $BTC $ETH $XAUT