💬 "Whenever there is uncertainty around the world, a simple logic of an investor is that I want to pull out my money from risky assets and I want to put it in asset classes which are safer," Rachana Ranade, a prominent Indian Chartered Accountant, tells Sputnik. "And gold is the obvious choice, be it individual investors or even governments."

💬 "If we are able to sustain above $5,420 for next two, three days, and if the war situation keeps on going like it is right now, it may start moving closer to 5,600," Ranade says.

💬 "And that very clearly suggests that the theme of de-dollarization is slowly but steadily accelerating."

💬 "The economic consequences of the escalating conflict are felt both regionally and globally,” Turkish economics expert Hakan Topkurulu tells Sputnik, commenting on the US–Israeli strikes on Iran.

💬 “Turning the Indian Ocean and the adjacent trade routes into a combat zone could bring global trade to a standstill,” Topkurulu warns.

💬 “I think it’s going very well. It’s very powerful,” Trump said. “We’ve got the greatest military in the world and we’re using it.”

💬 “We haven’t even started hitting them hard,” Trump said. “The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon.”

"Trump's gift to the people of Iran" in the caption.