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Wall Street Rallies on Iran Talk Progress Despite Uranium and Hormuz Deadlock

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Wall Street Rallies on Iran Talk Progress Despite Uranium and Hormuz Deadlock

๐Ÿ“‰ MARKETS โ€” Stocks rise on "progress" while the two core issues remain unsettled. ๐Ÿ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Wall Street is pricing the mood, not the substance. Khamenei's uranium decree and Hormuz sovereignty are the two non-negotiables โ€” neither moved. Officials citing progress without a deliverable suggests managed optimism, likely to buy time before the 90-day supply clock forces a harder choice. When the gap between sentiment and reality closes, it closes fast.

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US Diplomats to Return to Middle East Embassies After Iran War Evacuations

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US Diplomats to Return to Middle East Embassies After Iran War Evacuations

๐Ÿ›๏ธ EMBASSIES โ€” Washington signals reduced threat, but the strait is still closed. ๐Ÿ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Returning diplomatic staff requires a formal security reassessment โ€” it signals the Pentagon and State believe direct-strike risk has dropped below operational threshold. That reading runs directly against Hormuz still at one vessel and an escorted tanker

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