US Dollar Falls 0.2% Before Iran Deadline

The US Dollar Index slipped 0.2% to 99.86 as Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked Trump to extend the deadline by two weeks and urged a two‑week ceasefire.
Analyst Thierry Wizman warned of speculative attacks on oil‑importing emerging‑market currencies if US strikes Iranian energy assets, citing potential Brent $150/bbl.
The weaker dollar lifted the euro to 1.1600 (+0.5%) and the pound to 1.3292 (+0.4%), while the yen rose against the dollar.