Iran and Oman Near Landmark Deal to Manage Strait of Hormuz
geopolitical_energy_infrastructureMiddle EastOilPrice6 Aug, 05:10 UTC
Context
Iran and Oman are close to agreeing on joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, media have reported, citing a statement by Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei. Crude oil prices have been trending lower, in the meantime, with Brent crude dipping below $80 per barrel and trading at $79.12 per barrel at the time of writing. West Texas Intermediate was changing hands for $74.79 per barrel, down 0.57% According to Baghaei, the deal with Oman was “in the final stages”, the BBC reported today. Bloomberg, meanwhile, quoted…
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- Severity
- the event's market impact, 1–5
- Direction
- ↑ / ↓ likely price move for the asset
- Exp. move
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