President Lee Jae Myung called on the government, Thursday, to swiftly roll out a 100 trillion won ($68 billion) program to stabilize the country's financial markets, citing rising tensions in the Middle East as a threat to market confidence. During his opening remarks at Thursday's Cabinet meeting, Lee warned that the worsening crisis in the Middle East is deteriorating the global economic and security environment. He noted that financial markets are facing growing uncertainties, while instability in energy supply and import-export conditions could create broader difficulties across the economy. The president also called for mid- to long-term strategies to diversify energy import sources in order to manage volatility in energy supply and prices, which directly affect the broader economy and daily life. At the same time, he ordered authorities to crack down on attempts to exploit the volatile market environment through hoarding, stockpiling, or excessive profiteering, stressing that the government will respond firmly. “It appears some are trying to profit from a national crisis with l