-- 周五,伊朗外长表示,随着黎巴嫩停火协议的达成,霍尔木兹海峡“完全开放”,油价应声暴跌。 西德克萨斯中质原油价格暴跌近13%,至每桶82.54美元;布伦特原油价格下跌11%,至每桶88.24美元。由于中东冲突扰乱了霍尔木兹海峡的运输,能源价格飙升。霍尔木兹海峡是全球最重要的原油运输咽喉要道。 伊朗外长赛义德·阿巴斯·阿拉格奇周五在X平台上发帖称:“根据黎巴嫩停火协议,在停火协议剩余期限内,所有商船均可完全通过霍尔木兹海峡。” 阿拉格奇表示,船舶必须按照伊朗港口和海事组织公布的“协调航线”航行。 “市场将此举视为朝着达成更广泛和平协议迈出的一步,”斯蒂费尔首席经济学家林赛·皮格扎在一份报告中表示。 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周四表示,黎巴嫩和以色列同意为期10天的停火,旨在暂停以色列与伊朗支持的黎巴嫩真主党之间的敌对行动。这是华盛顿和德黑兰之间和平谈判的关键症结所在。 特朗普对海峡重新开放表示欢迎,但他同时在Truth Social网站上表示,美国对伊朗港口的海上封锁将继续,直到“我们与伊朗的交易100%完成”。 据媒体报道,特朗普对在双方为期两周的停火协议到期前与伊朗达成协议的前景表示乐观。
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