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Oil prices remain low; Strait of Hormuz at center of Iran, Oman negotiations
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Key Points:
- President Trump’s announcement of intensified economic pressure on Iran aligns with his first-term policies and is bolstered by the prior military successes of Operation Epic Fury.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the "D-Day" sanctions under Operation Economic Outcast, significantly increasing pressure on Iran to compel compliance with a nuclear deal.
- Between 2019 and 2021, the Maximum Pressure campaign, the most aggressive sanctions program against Iran, aimed to prevent nuclear weapon development by crippling Iran’s economic resources.
- Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is set to visit Tehran to help de-escalate U.S.-Iran tensions, continuing Qatar’s role as a diplomatic intermediary.
- Despite Azerbaijan’s official neutrality, Tehran’s suspicion over its ties to Israel has led to Iranian drone strikes on the Nakhchivan exclave, escalating regional tensions along their shared border.
