-- 周二，欧洲天然气期货价格上涨，扭转了早盘的跌势。此前，美国军方在印度洋登船检查了另一艘与伊朗政权有关联的油轮。 荷兰TTF天然气期货近月合约上涨4.10%，至每兆瓦时41.94欧元（49.35美元）；英国NBP天然气期货上涨3.83%，至每热量单位105.19便士（1.40美元）。 周二，美国国防部在其官方网站X上发布消息称，已对一艘受制裁的油轮“蒂法尼号”（M/T Tifani）进行了“访问权、海上拦截和登船检查”。国防部表示，此举是美国政府海上执法行动的一部分，旨在打击支持伊朗政权的“非法网络”。 此前，特朗普在周一接受彭博社电话采访时表示，停火期限“极不可能”延长。 就在美伊两国于周二在巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡举行第二轮谈判之后，又传出了这一消息。据多家媒体报道，美国副总统万斯率领美国代表团出席了谈判，而伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊已授权伊朗谈判代表参加。 霍尔木兹海峡已连续第八周处于事实上的关闭状态，但交通流量有所回升。据霍尔木兹海峡监测机构称，过去24小时内有16艘船只通过该海峡。 尽管如此，这一数字仍远低于通常每天138艘船只通过该海峡的平均水平。英国联合海事信息中心继续将该地区的威胁级别维持在“危急”级别。 专注于大宗商品的地缘政治战略家西里尔·维德斯霍芬表示，霍尔木兹海峡的外交“正沦为一场作秀”。他指出，伊朗的权力不再由国家掌控，而是由伊斯兰革命卫队控制，后者如今扮演着平行政权的角色。 他表示：“任何忽视这种分裂局面的协议都可能立即失去意义。”他还补充说，航运公司、能源市场和保险公司已经感受到了这一点。 这对欧洲市场而言正值关键时刻。据欧洲天然气基础设施协会（Gas Infrastructure Europe）的数据显示，该地区的天然气库存已降至多年来的最低水平，仅为30.40%，而去年同期为36.74%。 与此同时，位于德克萨斯州的黄金通道液化天然气出口设施宣布，首艘油轮已抵达，装载其首批超低温天然气。这为一直受供应紧张困扰的市场带来了一丝喘息之机。
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