Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Akbar Ahmadian, identified in the headline only as "Rezaei," told state television that Tehran takes diplomacy seriously but will not relinquish the rights of the Iranian people. The statement is a general positioning remark rather than a policy announcement, with no concrete terms, deadlines, or concessions disclosed in the headline. The transmission channel for markets is geopolitical risk premia: rhetoric signalling both openness to talks and firmness on core demands tends to be read by traders as a sign that negotiations remain unresolved, which keeps a risk-premium floor under oil, Gulf shipping insurance, and regional sovereign spreads. Iran-specific instruments and Iranian-linked energy exposures are the most sensitive, while broader equity markets typically react only if the rhetoric escalates into concrete supply or shipping disruption. Traders should watch for the next scheduled round of nuclear or sanctions-related talks and any accompanying IAEA reporting, since a concrete diplomatic step or breakdown would be far more market-moving than the statement itself.
IRAN'S SECURITY CHIEF REZAEI TO STATE TV: WE SERIOUSLY FOLLOW DIPLOMACY BUT WILL NOT ABANDON IRANIAN PEOPLE'S RIGHTS
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