{"id":60626,"date":"2026-04-07T08:38:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/us-declares-iran-military-objectives-complete-vp-vance-signals-imminent-end-to-conflict\/60626\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:38:31","slug":"us-declares-iran-military-objectives-complete-vp-vance-signals-imminent-end-to-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/us-declares-iran-military-objectives-complete-vp-vance-signals-imminent-end-to-conflict\/60626\/","title":{"rendered":"US Declares Iran Military Objectives Complete; VP Vance Signals Imminent End to Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>US Vice President JD Vance<\/strong> announced that military objectives in the Iran war have been completed, stating the conflict will conclude <strong>&quot;very shortly.&quot;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>US forces<\/strong> conducted &quot;re-strikes&quot; on more than <strong>50 military targets<\/strong> on Kharg Island, intentionally leaving oil infrastructure intact to avoid global supply shocks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/live\/trump-stock-market\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a><\/strong> signaled a &quot;complete and total regime change&quot; in Iran via Truth Social, while maintaining an <strong>8 p.m. ET deadline<\/strong> for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/li>\n<li><strong>US ADP Weekly Employment<\/strong> data showed a significant jump to <strong>26,000<\/strong> for the week of March 21, up from the previous 10,000.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corvex, Inc. (<a href=\"\/stock\/MOVE\">MOVE<\/a>)<\/strong> shares surged <strong>21.09%<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/pre-market\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">premarket<\/a> trading following a stock split and a special 35.8% stock dividend event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The geopolitical landscape shifted dramatically on Tuesday as <strong>US Vice President JD Vance<\/strong> signaled that the military phase of the conflict with Iran is nearing its end. Speaking from Washington, Vance noted that the <strong>&quot;military objectives of the Iran war have been completed&quot;<\/strong> and predicted a conclusion to hostilities in a &quot;very short period of time.&quot; This declaration comes as the administration pivots toward a diplomatic resolution, reportedly facilitated by mediators in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the de-escalation rhetoric, the <strong>US military<\/strong> launched a series of &quot;re-strikes&quot; against more than <strong>50 military targets<\/strong> on <strong>Kharg Island<\/strong> early Tuesday morning. According to reports from the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> and <em>Axios<\/em>, the targets included bunkers, radar stations, and ammunition storage facilities. Crucially, officials emphasized that the strikes <strong>did not target oil infrastructure<\/strong> or landing docks, a move intended to stabilize energy markets.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, <strong>Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/live\/trump-stock-market\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a><\/strong> claimed that a &quot;complete and total regime change&quot; has occurred in Iran, suggesting that &quot;smarter and less radicalized minds&quot; are now in power. However, he maintained a hardline stance regarding the <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong>, warning that failure to reopen the waterway by <strong>8 p.m. ET<\/strong> could lead to strikes on civilian infrastructure, including power plants and bridges. <em>Market analysts suggest this &quot;binary risk&quot; is keeping oil prices volatile, with WTI crude trading near $115 a barrel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the energy sector, <strong>TotalEnergies (<a href=\"\/stock\/TTE\">TTE<\/a>)<\/strong> announced it will extend its petrol and diesel price caps in France through the end of April. The company is capping gasoline at <strong>\u20ac1.99\/L<\/strong> and diesel at <strong>\u20ac2.09\/L<\/strong> to protect consumers from the &quot;sharp rise in international diesel prices&quot; caused by the ongoing Middle East conflict. The move follows reports of localized fuel shortages at French stations as consumers rush to fill tanks ahead of the April deadline.<\/p>\n<p>On the economic front, the <strong>US ADP Weekly Employment Change<\/strong> for the week ending March 21 came in at <strong>26,000<\/strong>, easily surpassing the previous week&#39;s figure of 10,000. This represents the third consecutive week of hiring improvements, signaling resilience in the US labor market despite geopolitical headwinds. <em>Economists noted that the growth was largely driven by small employers and the healthcare sector.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In corporate news, <strong>Corvex, Inc. (<a href=\"\/stock\/MOVE\">MOVE<\/a>)<\/strong> saw its shares jump <strong>21.09%<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/pre-market\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">premarket<\/a> activity on April 7. The spike coincides with the implementation of a <strong>679-for-500 stock split<\/strong> and a special <strong>35.8% stock dividend<\/strong> for shareholders of record. The AI cloud computing firm, which recently completed a merger with Movano Inc., continues to attract investor interest as it expands its GPU-accelerated infrastructure platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways US Vice President JD Vance announced that military objectives in the Iran war have been completed, stating the 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