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Rising crude and escalating rhetoric weigh on stocks as markets struggle to price diplomacy vs. conflict.

Israeli media reports potential U.S. plan to seize Kharg Island, raising stakes for global energy markets.

Tehran signals conditional openness while war intensifies, keeping oil markets and global risks on edge.

State media: “It is not logical to enter into such a process with those who violate the agreement”; Tehran insists …

Tehran signals cautious openness via backchannels, even as it publicly rejects talks with Washington.

Crude falls 5% as Tehran allows “non-hostile” ships passage, easing worst-case supply fears.

Backchannel diplomacy intensifies as Washington claims progress—while Tehran denies direct negotiations.

Tehran suspects negotiations could be a ploy to target senior leaders as trust collapses in wartime diplomacy.

Conflicting signals on backchannel negotiations rattle markets as diplomacy and escalation collide in the Gulf.

Memphis speech outlines U.S. strategy: overwhelming force paired with coercive diplomacy to force Tehran into negotiations.