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Oil falls to 91 dollars after Trump says the Iran war will end soon

Brent fell 1.6% to 91 dollars, its lowest level since late August, and West Texas Intermediate dropped 1.7% to 85.3 dollars, after Trump said the war against…

--- The context --- Oil markets reacted to remarks by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, from the White House. His statements about progress toward ending the war launched against Iran eased pressure on crude prices, even as the president himself defended keeping the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. --- The facts --- Brent crude, the European benchmark, fell 1.6% before European stock markets opened, reaching 91 dollars per barrel, its lowest level since late August. After the statements, West Texas Intermediate, the United States benchmark, fell 1.7% before markets opened in Europe, reaching 85.3 dollars per barrel. Trump said there is progress toward the end of the conflict and that the war will end quite soon, and he argued that military action does not seem very necessary, although he said it is loaded and ready should there be reason to use it. The president also noted that the United States has sent a third aircraft carrier to the region just in case, and stressed that he hopes it will not have to be used. --- The positions --- Trump also said that Washington's Arab allies have asked him to keep the naval blockade against Iran, naming Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait among those who prefer the current situation to continue. He also insisted that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and that this is not negotiable. On the other side, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, dismissed Trump's claims as fake news and demanded that Washington accept surrender under the seven conditions set out by Tehran. --- What remains unknown --- It remains unknown whether any real talks between Washington and Tehran back the announced progress, what concrete scope the end of the war predicted by Trump would have, and how long the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place if the conflict drags on. --- Unanswered questions --- Are there verifiable contacts between the United States and Iran behind the progress Trump announced? Will Tehran accept anything other than surrender under its seven conditions? Will the fall in crude prices hold if the Hormuz blockade continues and tensions remain open? --- EPM analysis --- The day produced two opposite signals: the market believed the relief and made the barrel cheaper, while Tehran flatly denied any progress. Between the two versions sits a key corridor, because Hormuz and the region's infrastructure remain exposed to an escalation that could quickly reverse any calm in prices. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the fall of Brent to 91 dollars shows how much the price of crude now depends on words from Washington, but an announcement is not yet an agreement. As long as Iran speaks of fake news and demands surrender under its seven conditions, and as long as the naval blockade remains in place in Hormuz, the market's relief rests on an unverified promise. Prudence requires waiting for facts: real de-escalation, safe routes and prices falling because of stability, not because of statements.
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