U.S. President Trump was originally scheduled to end his weekend at Camp David on September 20 (Sunday) but returned to the White House a day early on September 19 (Saturday) without any explanation from the White House regarding the change in schedule.

Trump's early return coincided with the Houthi rebels in Yemen launching a ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh early that morning, which was confirmed by the Saudi-led coalition. At the same time, there was also a fire incident near Riyadh International Airport. The U.S. embassy in the area had previously issued a security alert regarding the risk of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. There is currently no official information indicating whether Trump's early return to the White House is directly related to these events.

This development occurs against the backdrop of ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions that have lasted for over six months: a ceasefire agreement reached in June has since collapsed, and from August 31 to September 2, U.S. forces conducted a new round of strikes on Iranian air defense positions, radar systems, maritime targets, and rocket launch sites, including one strike that hit a residential home in Kuhestak, southern Iran, where a wedding was taking place, resulting in at least 5 deaths (including one child) and over 68 injuries. Iran subsequently retaliated by launching ballistic missiles at Jordan and drones at U.S. bases in Bahrain, with the Jordanian military claiming to have intercepted all 10 incoming missiles, while 3 others fell into uninhabited areas.

Trump has previously made strong statements regarding this round of conflict, stating that if Iran continues its retaliation, "it will face more severe and intense strikes." Iran has continued to effectively block shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, with international oil prices rising approximately 50% this year.

Social media and some market sources speculate that the U.S. may soon launch larger-scale military operations in the Middle East, but as of now, official channels, including the White House and the Pentagon, have not confirmed any such "large-scale bombing" plans, and this remains unverified speculation.

From a market response perspective, the ongoing escalation of geopolitical conflicts has already led to a substantial increase in global energy prices through oil supply risk premiums—the blockage of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz combined with the normalization of U.S.-Iran military confrontations is the core driver of the approximately 50% rise in oil prices this year. Furthermore, Trump's unexplained change in schedule is historically interpreted by the market as a potential signal of military action, which can trigger short-term trading positions in safe-haven assets like oil and gold, even if the rumors of related actions have not been confirmed; the market tends to "trade first, verify later," amplifying short-term volatility.

Source: Public Information