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Gulf Stocks Rally on Iran De-escalation Hopes Despite No Signed Deal

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Gulf Stocks Rally on Iran De-escalation Hopes Despite No Signed Deal

๐Ÿ“‰ GULF MARKETS โ€” Stocks rising on a deal nobody has signed yet. ๐Ÿ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Tehran publicly denied deal parameters today, Hormuz stays blocked, and Houthis just re-entered against Riyadh โ€” yet Gulf equities are pricing de-escalation. That gap between market sentiment and operational reality is a trap. If Iran's denial holds and CENTCOM's vessel count climbs, today's rally becomes tomorrow's correction. Watch the spread between equity optimism and oil prices โ€” they can't both be right for long.

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