Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's 'America First' policy in an open letter to the American public. The Iranian president stated that Iran is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in human history and has never chosen the path of aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination in modern history. He also claimed that the US is attacking Iran on behalf of Israel to divert global attention away from its "crimes toward the Palestinians". The markets have seen wild price swings since the Iran war began a month ago, with the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil's price rising nearly 40% over the last month and gold losing 9% of its value.