Stock markets tank to Iran war lows after Trump threatens to 'blow them away'

U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday to their lowest since the war in Iran broke out following Trump administration comments.

The largest daily decline hit as oil prices skyrocketed after President Donald Trump signaled he was turning up the pressure on Iran to accept his terms to end the ongoing war, The New York Times reported.

“We’ll just keep blowing them away, unimpeded,” Trump said during his cabinet meeting, which was the first gathering of his top administration officials since military strikes began.