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    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says it is time to end war with the US from a ‘position of strength’ while defending June memorandum on Hormuz and sanctions relief

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    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says it is time to end war with the US from a ‘position of strength’ while defending June memorandum on Hormuz and sanctions relief

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    The president’s remarks confirm that diplomatic channels remain conceptually open but under stringent Iranian conditions, suggesting low odds of near-term normalization of Hormuz flows. Markets will see this as reducing downside risk to crude relative to a full peace scenario, ke

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    2026-08-22
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    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

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    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says it is time to end war with the US from a ‘position of strength’ while defending June memorandum on Hormuz and sanctions relief
    The president’s remarks confirm that diplomatic channels remain conceptually open but under stringent Iranian conditions, suggesting low odds of near-term normalization of Hormuz flows. Markets will see this as reducing downside risk to crude relative to a full peace scenario, ke
    BRENTEEMXAUUSD
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    AUG 22
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    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says it is time to end war with the US from a ‘position of strength’ while defending June memorandum on Hormuz and sanctions relief
    The president’s remarks confirm that diplomatic channels remain conceptually open but under stringent Iranian conditions, suggesting low odds of near-term normalization of Hormuz flows. Markets will see this as reducing downside risk to crude relative to a full peace scenario, ke
    Impact
    The president’s remarks confirm that diplomatic channels remain conceptually open but under stringent Iranian conditions, suggesting low odds of near-term normalization of Hormuz flows. Markets will see this as reducing downside risk to crude relative to a full peace scenario, ke
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    BRENTEEMXAUUSD
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    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    BRENTIran’s insistence on extensive concessions before reopening Hormuz and ending the war indicates continued supply constraints and supports the existing risk premium.Up1-3mAnalyses note that commercial traffic through Hormuz remains around a fifth of pre-war volumes and that Iran conditions reopening on sanctions relief and blockade removal, consistent with ongoing tightness.
    EEMProlonged conflict and energy disruption weigh on global growth and EM terms of trade, especially for energy importers, encouraging portfolio de-risking.Down1-3mReports detail severe disruptions to shipping through Hormuz and the cumulative impact on global energy flows and emerging economies reliant on stable crude imports.
    XAUUSDSignals that the war and blockade will persist until major concessions are made extend the horizon over which geopolitical tail risks support safe-haven gold demand.Up1-3mGold reports describe consolidation at high levels following prior risk-driven rallies, while geopolitical briefs label Hormuz pressures as extreme and unresolved.

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    EEMDowndisagreed67.12 2026-08-21-1.50%+0.03%+2.55%

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