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Iran’s renewed attacks prove the Hormuz truce was a mirage

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By Amena Bakr Verified
| Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI) Verified
The ink on the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran had barely had time to dry. Last week, President Donald Trump declared the agreement “over” and ordered new strikes against Iran after Tehran flexed its muscles in the Strait of Hormuz, attacking several Gulf vessels. This latest chapter should put to rest any illusion that the truce had solved the underlying deep political rift. For a brief window, the agreement did breathe real hope into the market.
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The risks behind the Iran-US breakthrough

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By Amena Bakr Verified
| Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI) Verified
Pakistan has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US, raising hopes that a pathway out of the crisis that has gripped our region for more than three months may finally be emerging. Yet with Israel’s refusal to abandon military operations in Lebanon, a move Tehran regards as a red line, the MoU appears fragile from the outset.
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View / China is keeping oil markets balanced Original

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By Amena Bakr Verified
| Semafor Verified
Amena’s view When it comes to managing oil markets, the focus typically falls on OPEC and its efforts to regulate supply. Yet with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed for more than three months and roughly 12 million barrels per day of OPEC+ production shut in, market balancing has taken on a very different form. An increasingly important question has emerged: can oil markets also be managed through the demand side of the equation?
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