WS #14208
The dominant US-Iran/oil narrative remains stable with no new data points, and no counter-signals or non-dominant-narrative developments have emerged to warrant updating the previous synthesis. This window carries 5 key development(s), 1 at significance:high: Covert oil flows through Hormuz running above 4 million bpd, keeping Brent in $80-90 range. A further 4 development(s) sit below significance:high.
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Key developments
- Covert oil flows through Hormuz running above 4 million bpd, keeping Brent in $80-90 range
- Trump pledges to declare Hormuz a US territory, but dismissed as rhetorical
- Israel strikes Lebanon killing 11, including senior Hezbollah commander, ahead of ceasefire expiration
- Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX, second-largest holding
- Taiwan raises 2026 GDP growth forecast to 11.05%, a 39-year high, on AI demand