Stocks sink as Trump rattles markets with lack of clear exit plan

New York — 

US stocks were slightly lower Thursday in volatile trading as investors monitored developments in the Middle East and digested President Donald Trump’s pledge to intensify the war with Iran.

The Dow was down 93 points, or 0.2%, paring losses after dropping by more than 600 points earlier. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were down 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively, after each dropping by more than 1%.

Stocks opened lower Thursday before regaining some ground after reports from Iran’s semi-official news agencies that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to facilitate traffic through the

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