Iranian Foreign Minister: Consultations are ongoing with the Qatari mediator, but we have not yet reached the final result.

Iran's Foreign Minister stated that consultations with the Qatari mediator are continuing but have not produced a final outcome, without specifying the subject or terms under negotiation. The headline signals diplomatic engagement that could lower the probability of near-term escalation, which typically transmits to markets through a geopolitical risk premium channel, compressing safe-haven demand and easing pressure on oil through reduced expectations of supply disruption in the Gulf. Iranian sovereign and quasi-sovereign exposure, along with regional energy benchmarks and Gulf currency pegs, would be the most sensitive to any shift in negotiation tone, while the absence of a concluded deal leaves those risk premia partially intact. Traders will be watching for a formal statement from Doha or Washington confirming the scope of any agreement, and for subsequent Brent crude and Gulf sovereign spread movements as the clearest real-time gauges of how the market is pricing the talks.

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