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Jim Cramer says this is the real reason why stocks are shrugging off Iran war fears

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 595 words · By Alexa LoMonaco
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CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday that Wall Street's resilience in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions shows investors are focusing less on the Iran war itself and more on a key driver of stock valuations: interest rates.

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What happened

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday that Wall Street's resilience in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions shows investors are focusing less on the Iran war itself and more on a key driver of stock valuations: interest rates.

Why it matters

"I think I've been negligent in bringing up the power of low rates, because it's the reason the bulls keep winning when it seems like they should be slaughtered," said the "Mad Money" host.

Common ground

If interest rates were spiking, this market would be very different." Despite a surge in oil prices tied to supply disruptions from the Straight of Hormuz, the S&P 500 has rallied in recent weeks back to within 1.5% of its January record close — a move that…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Beaten-up software stocks like Salesforce and Microsoft were among the market's best performers, while energy stocks lagged [on Monday].”
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The web results discuss Salesforce and Microsoft's AI products and general stock movements, but do not provide the specific daily performance data for a particular Monday to confirm they were top performers while energy lagged.
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web search NEUTRAL — While there are similarities between Salesforce Agentforce and Microsoft Copilot, in the end, Benioff isn't comparing apples to apples, even if Salesforce aspires to get users to build agents that tap…
https://www.techtarget.com/searchcustomerexperience/news/366…
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web search NEUTRAL — Go to Salesforce Trial Account Login page.
https://login.salesforce.com/sfc/
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web search NEUTRAL — Key Points. Salesforce stock sold off despite a solid quarter and raised guidance. The company is seeing solid momentum with its AI agent solution, Agentforce. The stock looks attractively valued at c…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/06/02/salesforce-stock-s…
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Claim 2: “Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve”
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The claim is supported by a cross-reference from Denver7 stating President Trump picked the former Fed governor (Kevin Warsh) to replace Jerome Powell.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Maxwell Warsh (born April 13, 1970) is an American financier and attorney who is the designate chair of the Federal Reserve and a designate member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Wars…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In November 2025, federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., opened a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Chair of the Federal Reserve, concerning the renovation of the Federal Reserve’s h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_investigation_into_Jer…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Allen Hassett (born March 20, 1962) is an American economist who has been the director of the National Economic Council since 2025. He was the senior advisor and chairman of the Council of Econo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Hassett
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Claim 3: “the interest rates on government bonds have rolled over after initially jumping in response to the U.S. and Israel attacking Iran on Feb. 28”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that since February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran, beginning with airstrikes on Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Israel have not maintained a formal diplomatic relationship with each other since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict has grown to large…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_relations
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Claim 4: “The S&P 500's lowest close of the year came on March 30.”
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The evidence mentions historical lows from 2009, but there is no data provided to confirm that the S&P 500's lowest close of the current year occurred on March 30.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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Claim 5: “The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield topped out on March 27.”
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The evidence provides general information about 10-year Treasury yields and a specific value for May 18, 2026, but does not mention a peak or 'topping out' on March 27.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States. It is one of 15 current U.S. government departments. The treasury …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Treasury securities, also called Treasuries or Treasurys, are government debt instruments issued by the United States Department of the Treasury to finance government spending as a suppl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Treasury_securit…
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Claim 6: “the S&P 500 has rallied in recent weeks back to within 1.5% of its January record close”
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While web results mention the S&P 500's performance in January and general trends, none of the provided evidence specifically confirms that the index is currently 'within 1.5% of its January record close'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is a stock market index composed of the companies in the S&P 500 index that have increased their dividends in each of the past 25 consecutive years. It was launched in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500_Dividend_Aristocrats
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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Claim 7: “Powell's term is set to expire next month.”
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Multiple independent news sources (NBC Washington, NY Post, and Flipboard) all report that Jerome Powell's term as chair expires next month.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jerome Powell said Wednesday he plans to remain on the board of the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends next month
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/fe…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jerome Powell said he plans to stay put at the Federal Reserve as a governor after his term as chairman expires next month
https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/business/fed-keeps-interest-ra…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Donald Trump said he’ll fire Powell next month if he stays in his role at the Fed
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/nearly-60-of-u-s-farmers-sa…
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