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Strait of Hormuz on the table: the deal Washington cannot afford to lose

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says a US-Iran reopening agreement is within days. The reported terms on offer suggest both sides are negotiating from a quieter kind of weakness.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Opinion desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·5 Aug 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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  • https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/5/us-stock-market-hits-record-high-amid-hopes-for-strait-of-hormuz-reopening?traffic_source=rss
  • https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/35741

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