Feb. 3 at 4:31 PM
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"WSJ reports six Iranian gunboats approached the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, ordering it to halt for boarding; the vessel accelerated away and received U.S. warship escort, averting seizure amid Iran's history of vessel harassment.
The provocation coincides with planned U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Istanbul on Friday, led by envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian FM Abbas Araqchi, where Tehran threatened withdrawal—exposing fragility in diplomacy following U.S. military buildup and near-strikes.
LiveSquawk's relay, quoting analyst Jason Brodsky's sarcasm, signals market jitters over escalation risks in the strait, which transits 21 million barrels of oil daily (21% of global supply), potentially spiking prices if tensions boil over."
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