"Evacuate Tehran! NOW!" Trump's tweet triggers a big pump in crude oil and a flash crash in Bitcoin.

Written by: White55, Mars Finance

1. Midnight Crash: Trump's Warning Ignites the Middle East Powder Keg, Crypto Market Bleeds Profusely

On June 17, 2025, during the early trading session in Asia, the crypto market experienced a sudden avalanche-like decline. Bitcoin plummeted rapidly from a high of $109,000, breaking through the key support level of $107,000 within two hours, with a daily volatility exceeding 8%; Ethereum simultaneously lost the $2,600 defense line, and $390 million in leveraged funds across the network evaporated in an instant, leading to 110,000 accounts being liquidated. The trigger for this massacre pointed directly to an emergency warning issued by U.S. President Trump on the social media platform "Truth Social":.

"Iran should have signed the 'agreement' I had them sign... Everyone should evacuate Tehran immediately!"

With the warning, Tehran's night sky was suddenly lit up with anti-aircraft fire nets – Iranian state television confirmed multiple explosions, and the Revolutionary Guards vowed a "more painful response".

The signal for the full activation of the war machine pushed WTI crude oil prices up by 2%, causing global risk assets to collapse in response.

II. Overview of Escalating Conflicts: Missiles, Nuclear Threats, and Great Power Games

At the same time, according to Iranian media, multiple explosions occurred in Tehran, the capital of Iran, and a large amount of air defense fire was fired. Iran warned that if the United States cannot restrain Israel, Iran will make a "more painful response."

In the past 48 hours, the situation has escalated into sustained attacks during the day, including assaults on the headquarters of Iran's national television and radio broadcasting building.

Importantly, the Iranian government has now categorically denied the accuracy of an earlier Wall Street Journal report that Tehran is seeking to return to the negotiating table with the Trump administration. Iran's state-run Noor news agency claimed that Iranian forces had also shot down an Israeli F-35 stealth fighter near Tabriz, but the IDF was quick to dismiss it as "fake news."

According to Israeli media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu recently stated that Israel does not rule out the possibility of killing Khamenei—"this would end the conflict." He said, "I will not publicly detail our plans, but we will do whatever it takes." Importantly, he revealed a significant piece of information—Netanyahu stated that Israel is "coordinating well" with the United States on the Iran issue.

In the United States, two American officials stated that as tensions in the Middle East escalate, the U.S. military has relocated a large number of tankers to Europe to provide options for Trump.

The flight tracking website AirNav systems reported that last Sunday night, more than 31 U.S. Air Force tankers—mainly KC-135s and KC-45s—departed the U.S. and flew eastward. Aerial refueling tankers are important aviation assets that extend the operational range, endurance, and flexibility of fighter jets.

These officials declined to comment on the number of aircraft but stated that the U.S. aircraft carrier "Nimitz" is heading to the Middle East, with one official saying that this is a pre-planned deployment. The "Nimitz" can accommodate 5,000 personnel and more than 60 aircraft, including fighter jets.

The "Nimitz" aircraft carrier strike group was previously scheduled to replace the "Carl Vinson" strike group that has been deployed for several months, but is now heading to the Middle East ahead of schedule. Both will be present in the Middle East simultaneously. The "Nimitz" aircraft carrier is the oldest in the active service of the U.S. Navy, having been commissioned on May 3, 1975, and is slated for decommissioning in 2026, making this possibly its last deployment at sea. This is a very important symbolic deployment.

Overall, these deployments indicate that as Iran and Israel strike at each other in an unprecedented open war, the number of civilian casualties on both sides is increasing, and the United States is significantly enhancing its airpower in preparation for potentially ongoing operations.

The financial blog Zero Hedge states that the redeployment of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers strongly indicates that Western military planners are preparing for a prolonged or escalating conflict, calculating in weeks rather than days.

"The sudden deployment of more than twenty U.S. Air Force refueling aircraft to the east is unusual. This is a clear signal that strategic readiness is in place," said Eric Schouten of Dyami Security Intelligence.

"Whether supporting Israel or preparing for remote operations, logistics are key. This move indicates that if tensions with Iran escalate, the U.S. is ready for a rapid escalation."

Shortly after these reports came out, Iranian media reported that Iran is preparing to launch "the largest and most intense missile attack in history" against Israeli territory.

Israel's ongoing military operation - "Operation Lion" has been conducting coordinated precision strikes on Iran's nuclear infrastructure, oil export terminals, and key targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since last weekend. An op-ed in The Wall Street Journal in October 2024 outlined the scope and sequence of these strikes, indicating that their goals extend far beyond deterrence and are aimed at paving the way for a regime change in Tehran.

Conclusion: Rebuilding Consensus Under the Shadow of Nuclear Threats

As Trump's evacuation order and Tehran's air defense alarms tear apart the dawn, the crypto market is undergoing a brutal stress test – the collapse of geopolitical risk pricing mechanisms, the failure of traditional safe-haven assets, and the automated slaughter of leveraged liquidations. Historical experience shows that war has never destroyed technological revolutions; it only accelerates paradigm shifts. In the parallel spacetime of missiles and blockchain, only those who firmly hold the two tickets of sovereign capital entry (Texas Treasury Reserve Bitcoin) and anti-censorship agreements (such as Sovereign Engine) can witness the dawn of a new order at the collapse of civilization.