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Iran says contradictory US positions, Israeli attacks on Lebanon delaying diplomacy - Reuters
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The story
Iran's foreign ministry stated that contradictory US positions and Israeli attacks are delaying diplomatic resolutions in the Middle East. This rhetoric signals that geopolitical tensions, and the associated risk premium in crude oil, are unlikely to abate in the near term.
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The two-sided take
Angle
↑ LONG+5% target-3% stop2-4 weeks
Long XLE as fading Mideast diplomatic hopes keep the oil risk premium elevated.
2 stocks · 3-month returnaverage · 3M-3.7%
XLE+5.1%USO-12.5%Average
The house read
Wrong ifA surprise diplomatic breakthrough, or any sign of meaningful de-escalation between Iran/proxies and Israel/US, would rapidly remove the oil risk premium and invalidate this thesis.
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