Oil drops as Iranian state TV says it has seen draft deal with US to reopen Hormuz - Yahoo Finance
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Iranian state TV reported a draft deal with the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil sharply lower before the White House denied the report — leaving markets in a confused, headline-driven state. The net setup is a risk-premium bleed-out in crude if a genuine deal progresses, pressuring upstream E&Ps while refiners and airlines catch a tailwind.
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Wrong ifWhite House denial could be followed by an Iranian retraction or military escalation, squeezing crude back up 5%+ and torching both legs simultaneously; also, a confirmed deal could already be fully priced in a single session, leaving no further drift.
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