-- 美國總統川普週五表示，伊朗除了利用國際水道進行短期施壓外，別無其他籌碼，並強調談判是其唯一可行的出路。 川普在Truth Social網站上發文表示：“伊朗人似乎沒有意識到，除了利用國際水道對世界進行短期勒索之外，他們別無其他手段。他們今天還能活著，唯一的理由就是談判！” 週五，川普在接受《紐約郵報》採訪時表示，預計在24小時內就伊朗談判做出決定，這標誌著達成潛在協議的關鍵窗口期。 據報道，當被問及談判成功的可能性時，川普表示：“我們將在大約24小時內知道結果。” 他還補充說，美國正在為艦艇配備「最好的彈藥」和比以往部署的更先進的武器，並表示美軍目前處於比以往行動更有利的地位。 川普表示，如果未能達成協議，美國將動用這些能力，並警告任何行動都將「非常有效」。已聯繫白宮尋求置評。 在美伊伊斯蘭堡會談前夕，油價維持在周四水準附近。西德州中質原油上漲0.34%至每桶98.20美元，布蘭特原油上漲0.80%至每桶96.69美元，穆爾班原油下跌1.66%至每桶97.97美元。
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