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- Oil prices fell sharply after reports of an in-principle peace deal between the United States and Iran.
- Deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, relieving supply concerns for oil and natural gas shipping.
- Officials warned final approval could take time, maintaining market uncertainty and volatility.
- President Trump said the deal must be meaningful or there would be no deal; Esmaeil Baghaei said signing is not imminent.
- Iran's top negotiators, led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, arrived in Qatar for further talks, per state media.
Oil prices fell sharply on Monday after American officials said the United States and Iran had agreed in principle to a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital trading route for oil and natural gas that normally carries up to one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. But final approval of a deal could take a while.
President Trump vowed on Monday that either a deal would be “great and meaningful” or “there will be no deal.” Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, said on Monday that “no one can claim that the signing of an agreement is imminent,” according to Iran’s state broadcaster. Iran’s top negotiators, led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Parliament, arrived in Qatar on Monday for further talks, Iranian state media said.
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