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IRAN SECURITY CHIEF SAYS NO TALKS UNLESS US BUILDS TRUST: IRNA

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✍️Edited by Luís Barata

Iran's security chief, as reported by the state news agency IRNA, stated that Tehran will not enter negotiations with the United States unless Washington first establishes trust, signaling that diplomatic engagement remains conditional and stalled. The headline does not specify the form of the trust-building demanded or any timeline, so the market read-through rests on the perceived persistence of geopolitical friction rather than on any concrete policy change. The primary transmission channel is risk premia: a reduced probability of near-term de-escalation tends to lift the geopolitical risk component embedded in oil and energy prices, with Gulf supply routes and regional shipping costs most sensitive to such signals. Assets most directly exposed include Brent and WTI crude, tanker equities, and regional sovereign and currency instruments, while broader risk assets may see modest safe-haven flows into the dollar, gold, and Treasuries. Traders should watch Tehran's and Washington's next official diplomatic statements and any scheduled IAEA or multilateral meetings, as concrete movement or further rhetorical escalation there would determine whether this headline persists as a pricin

Source: Originally reported by FS at October 20, 2026. Summary and market context by Trading News Terminal editorial.

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