#美伊谈判陷入僵局 Late-night international oil prices surge sharply, Bitcoin plunges, new news from US-Iran negotiations

Changes in US-Iran negotiations once again influence the international oil market.
On the night of April 25 Beijing time, crude oil dark trading suddenly surged, and Bitcoin briefly plummeted. As of around 6:30 on the 26th, Brent crude dark trading was reported at $100.85 per barrel, and NYMEX crude dark trading at $95.711 per barrel. In the cryptocurrency sector, Bitcoin turned green, trading at $77,546.02 per coin. Over the past 24 hours, more than 80k traders have been liquidated across the entire crypto market.

According to reports from Xinhua News Agency, U.S. President Trump announced on social media on the 25th that he canceled the trip of the U.S. delegation to Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with Iranian representatives. Trump said the trip was a “waste of too much time on travel,” and claimed that the Iranian leadership is experiencing “internal disputes and chaos.” He also stated that the U.S. “holds all the cards,” and if Iran wants to negotiate, they can “simply call directly.”

Trump previously revealed to the media that his special envoy Witkoff and son-in-law Kushner’s trip to Pakistan for US-Iran negotiations had been canceled. He said he had informed the two “no need to fly 18 hours for empty talk.”
According to the latest report from CCTV News, on the 25th local time, an Iranian diplomat stated that Iran and the U.S. delegation might hold a second round of talks in the coming days. It is understood that Iran has conveyed to the U.S. that they should reduce threatening rhetoric, and if the U.S. stance softens, hardliners within Iran are more likely to support participating in negotiations.
Additionally, according to CCTV News, on the 25th local time, the U.S. Central Command issued a statement via social media saying that the U.S. Navy missile destroyer “Pikini” dispatched armed helicopters to intercept a merchant ship in the Arabian Sea. The merchant ship subsequently followed U.S. military instructions and returned to Iran under U.S. escort. The statement also said that the U.S. military will continue to impose a comprehensive blockade on ships entering and leaving Iranian ports. Since the blockade began, 37 ships have been forced to reroute.