IRAN'S POLICY ON TALKS WITH US UNCHANGED; NO PLAN FOR NEGOTIATIONS UNLESS WASHINGTON TAKES PRACTICAL ACTION UNDER SEVEN CONDITIONS - SENIOR SECURITY OFFICIAL TO IRAN STATE MEDIA

Iranian state media, citing a senior security official, reported that Tehran's position on negotiations with the United States is unchanged and that no talks are planned unless Washington takes practical action on seven stated conditions. The headline signals a continued impasse rather than any opening toward diplomacy, which keeps the geopolitical risk premium attached to Iran in place. The most direct transmission channel is risk appetite and energy supply expectations: a stalled diplomatic track raises the probability of sanctions persistence or regional escalation, which tends to lift crude oil and tanker freight rates while pressuring regional equities and sovereign debt. Assets most sensitive to this include Brent and WTI crude, Gulf-linked currencies and bonds, and shipping and insurance-linked names exposed to Strait of Hormuz routes. Traders will be watching for any formal response from Washington to the seven conditions and for weekly EIA crude inventory data, since a tightening balance would amplify the price impact of continued diplomatic deadlock.

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