-- 根據彭博社週三引述知情人士報道，美國和伊朗正在考慮將停火協議延長兩週，雙方已持續近七週的衝突仍在繼續。 談判的重點是延長將於週二到期的現有停火協議，以便為達成更廣泛的和平協議爭取更多時間。 霍爾木茲海峽的對峙仍是焦點。據報道，伊朗已限制大多數船隻的通行，並表示希望在衝突結束後繼續控制海峽。 白宮在回覆的詢問時表示，美國尚未與伊朗就延長停火達成正式協議，但仍在進行諮詢。 白宮引述一位美國高級官員的話說：“美國尚未正式同意延長停火。美伊雙方仍在繼續努力達成協議。” 根據彭博社報道，與此同時，調解人正推動雙方進行技術層面的磋商，以解決包括重新開放霍爾木茲海峽和伊朗核計畫在內的關鍵癥結所在。 據報道，霍爾木茲海峽週邊地區的緊張局勢依然高漲。自衝突爆發以來，這條全球能源供應的關鍵通道一直處於關閉狀態。 美國已實施海上封鎖以限制伊朗的出口，而德黑蘭也限制了其他船隻進入該水道。 伊朗警告稱，美國持續的封鎖可能意味著停火協議遭到破壞。根據伊朗國家媒體報道，伊朗聯合軍事司令部司令阿里·阿卜杜拉希對此表示擔憂。 據報道，阿卜杜拉希表示，如果限制措施持續下去，伊朗「將不允許任何進出口活動」通過這些關鍵水道。 目前，外交斡旋仍在進行中，巴基斯坦繼續在華盛頓和德黑蘭之間進行調解和溝通。 據報道，以色列也考慮停火事宜，但由於其他地區衝突不斷，尚未最終確定停火方案。 彭博社引述伊朗半官方的法爾斯通訊社報道稱，一艘伊朗超級油輪無視美國的封鎖，穿越霍爾木茲海峽進入伊朗水域。 儘管原油價格已從峰值回落，但美國汽油和柴油價格仍處於季節性高位，這給夏季旅遊旺季前的消費者帶來了壓力。 （市場動態新聞來自與全球市場專業人士的對話。這些資訊據信來自可靠來源，但可能包含傳聞和推測。準確性無法保證。）
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