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Asian Markets Rise as Iranian Negotiators Claim Progress in US Talks

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Asian Markets Rise as Iranian Negotiators Claim Progress in US Talks

๐Ÿ“ˆ MARKETS โ€” Iran says "progress"; Asian markets swung from session lows. ๐Ÿ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Iranian negotiators claiming "progress" โ€” after Araghchi's reported walkout โ€” is a deliberate counter-narrative. Tehran controls the ambiguity: the word costs nothing to claim and directly moves markets. Asian equities pricing this in means any confirmed collapse hits harder. Watch Hormuz re-closure orders: reversal is the only credible signal this is real.

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