TURKEY’S ERDOGAN TOLD TRUMP TURKEY IS CLOSELY FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND YEMEN AND IS MAKING EFFORTS TO RESOLVE ISSUES ON A DIPLOMATIC BASIS, ERDOGAN’S OFFICE SAYS

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump that Turkey is closely monitoring developments in the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen and is pursuing diplomatic solutions, according to a statement from Erdogan's office. The disclosure signals regional diplomatic engagement rather than a new military or sanctions escalation, which in market terms reduces the near-term probability of a supply shock through the Strait, a corridor that carries a substantial share of global seaborn crude and LNG. The main transmission channel is geopolitical risk premia in oil: a perceived easing of escalation risk tends to compress the war-risk component of Brent and WTI, while tanker insurance rates and freight costs for Gulf routes are the most sensitive secondary indicators. Energy equities, Gulf-exposed shipping and tanker names, and regional currencies and sovereign debt, including the Turkish lira and Gulf bonds, are the most directly exposed, since they price the trajectory of the conflict most immediately. Traders will watch weekly EIA crude inventory data and any Houthi-related shipping incident reports in the Red Sea and

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