Brent crude fell about 7% to around $83.77 a barrel while the Dow closed at a record high on hopes tensions ease
US-Iran Talks Uncertain as Ship Struck in Strait of Hormuz
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Brent crude futures fell about 7% to around $83.77 a barrel while the Dow closed at a record high. Baghaei added that all Iranian negotiators were in the country, except for Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who was on a religious pilgrimage in Iraq. Dubai: Conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over the status of talks to end their five-month-old war boosted uncertainty on Tuesday (Aug 4), with the latest attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting risks to global energy flows.
Furthermore, Earlier on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said no negotiations with the United States were taking place and no meetings were scheduled. STOCKS RISE, OIL DOWN ON HOPES FOR RESOLUTION Still, hopes that US-Iran tensions were easing again pushed down oil prices, while major stock indexes gained on Monday. Gulf officials and analysts say Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East's trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of confrontation.
In addition, Shipping activity in the Gulf only reinforced the ongoing stand-off since Iran all but shut off transits through the vital route for a fifth of global shipments of crude oil and natural gas before it was blockaded in the war. In a post on Truth Social later on Monday, Trump called Iran's leadership "unbelievably duplicitous," saying they had asked for a meeting and more talks were set for the "immediate future." He also repeated his assertion that the U.S. Navy had total control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Brent crude futures fell about 7% to around $83.77 a barrel while the Dow closed at a record high.
reliability low1/2 sourcesBaghaei added that all Iranian negotiators were in the country, except for Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who was on a religious pilgrimage in Iraq.
reliability low1/2 sourcesDubai: Conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over the status of talks to end their five-month-old war boosted uncertainty on Tuesday (Aug 4), with the latest attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting risks to global energy flows.
reliability low1/2 sourcesEarlier on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said no negotiations with the United States were taking place and no meetings were scheduled.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSTOCKS RISE, OIL DOWN ON HOPES FOR RESOLUTION Still, hopes that US-Iran tensions were easing again pushed down oil prices, while major stock indexes gained on Monday.
reliability low1/2 sourcesGulf officials and analysts say Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East's trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of confrontation.
reliability low1/2 sourcesShipping activity in the Gulf only reinforced the ongoing stand-off since Iran all but shut off transits through the vital route for a fifth of global shipments of crude oil and natural gas before it was blockaded in the war.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn a post on Truth Social later on Monday, Trump called Iran's leadership "unbelievably duplicitous," saying they had asked for a meeting and more talks were set for the "immediate future." He also repeated his assertion that the U.S. Navy had total control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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