📌 The US-Iran negotiations have completely broken down! The powder keg of the Strait of Hormuz is ignited

🌊 After 21 hours of negotiations ended in failure, local time on April 12, the US and Iran concluded their third round of talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. The core issues behind the breakdown are: who controls the Strait of Hormuz, the deadline for restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program, retention of missile projects, and the sanctions-lifting implementation mechanism—five major topics are fully deadlocked. At the press conference, US Vice President Vance stated clearly: "They chose not to accept our conditions." Iran, meanwhile, holds firm to its two bottom lines of "control of the strait and nuclear rights," refusing to make concessions.
⚓ After the maritime blockade order took effect and the negotiations collapsed, Trump issued a so-called "blockade order," imposing a naval blockade on Iran. Two US destroyers boldly crossed the Strait of Hormuz and claimed that mine-clearing operations had been initiated. More than 10,000 US military personnel, more than a dozen warships, and dozens of aircraft entered a state of alert. Notably, within 48 hours of the blockade order taking effect, cargo ships still flying the Iranian flag ignored the blockade and sailed through the Strait of Hormuz toward India, with three ships passing in relay. Geopolitical tensions and energy supply risks continue to heat up.
📊 Market impact: The US-Iran standoff directly drives oil price movements—today WTI crude is reported at 90.66 dollars per barrel (+1.40%), while Brent crude is 96.36 dollars per barrel (+0.92%). Gold, meanwhile, is swinging lower amid complicated safe-haven sentiment, currently at 4,770.90 dollars per ounce (-1.03%). The Strait of Hormuz carries about 20% of the world’s oil shipments every day, and any escalation of military conflict will trigger major volatility in the energy market.
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