-- ドナルド・トランプ米大統領は金曜日、イランは国際水路を利用した短期的な圧力以外に交渉力を持たないと述べ、交渉こそが唯一の現実的な道だと強調した。 トランプ大統領は「トゥルース・ソーシャル」への投稿で、「イランは、国際水路を利用した短期的な世界への脅迫以外に、自分たちに切り札がないことに気づいていないようだ。彼らが今日生きている唯一の理由は、交渉するためだ!」と述べた。 トランプ大統領は金曜日、ニューヨーク・ポスト紙のインタビューで、イランとの協議に関する決定が約24時間以内に下される見込みだと述べ、合意の可能性を示唆した。 「約24時間以内に分かるだろう」と、トランプ大統領は交渉の成功の可能性について問われた際に答えたと報じられている。 さらに、米国は艦船に「最高の弾薬」と、以前配備されていたものよりも高度な兵器を搭載して再武装しており、軍は以前の作戦時よりも有利な立場にあると付け加えた。 トランプ大統領は、合意に至らなければ、米国はこれらの能力を行使すると述べ、いかなる行動も「非常に効果的に」実行されるだろうと警告した。 MTニュースワイヤーズはホワイトハウスにコメントを求めている。 イスラマバードでの米イラン協議を前に、原油価格は木曜日の水準付近で推移した。ウエスト・テキサス・インターミディエイト(WTI)は0.34%上昇して1バレル98.20ドル、ブレント原油は0.80%上昇して1バレル96.69ドルとなった一方、ムルバン原油は1.66%下落して1バレル97.97ドルとなった。
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