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Washington asserts: strikes on Bandar Abbas are defensive and proportionate, Trump refuses to be dictated by markets or electoral calendar, and no Ormuz framework agreement will pass without non-negotiable US conditions.

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Tehran condemns US strikes on Bandar Abbas as a deliberate aggression during Pakistani mediation, presenting the IRGC's response as a sovereign and inevitable response to Washington's bad faith.

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Tel Aviv sees US strikes on Bandar Abbas as validation of its own strategic assessment, which held that negotiations with Tehran would stall without a show of force, even if the ballistic missile issue remains unresolved.

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Paris Deciphers Double Standard in Escalation: Washington Calls US Strikes 'Defensive' to Maintain Ceasefire, But French Press Points to Trump's Deliberate Pressure on Already Stalled Negotiations.

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Berlin Expresses Skepticism: German Press Says Iran-US Truce is Clinically Dead After Two Violations in Three Days, Focusing on Oil Price Impact and Strait of Hormuz Trade

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London weighs two conflicting narratives: US strikes on Bandar Abbas - defensive shield or return to open war? British press weighs both options with equal rigor, highlighting the significant economic cost for global markets.

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Rome Weighs Energy and Diplomatic Risks of Escalation as Summer Looms, with Italy Highly Dependent on Hormuz Transit for Oil Imports

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New Delhi weighs with concern the consequences of a US-Iran escalation that directly hits its energy, logistical, and human interests in the Gulf region.

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Moscow denounces US escalation in the Gulf as a demonstration of a power that 'believes in peace through force, not diplomacy', according to the very words of an Iranian diplomat received in the Russian capital.

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Tokyo Anticipates Direct Consequences on Energy Supplies: With a Fifth of Global Oil and LNG Transiting Through the Strait of Hormuz, Each Additional Strike in Hormozgan Province Immediately Translates to Higher Bills for Japanese Industries and Households.

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Seoul gauges Iran-US escalation through energy lens: each strike near Hormuz Strait directly translates to pressure on oil and LNG supplies that South Korea cannot do without.

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Beijing Arbitrates Gulf Crisis by Calling for UN Multilateralism: Wang Yi Warns of Global Peace Threat Without Naming Washington, and Calls on Tehran and US to 'Meet in the Middle'.

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Singapore views Ormuz escalation through lens of commercial survival: each strike brings Strait closer to de facto closure, directly threatening Southeast Asia's first maritime hub.

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Manila on edge: Iran-US escalation on May 27-28 threatens to derail national energy crisis exit, just as Hormuz Strait seemed poised to reopen.

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Islamabad positions itself as an active mediator between Washington and Tehran, capitalizing on the crisis sparked by US airstrikes on May 27-28 to exert diplomatic pressure via the Dar-Rubio meeting scheduled in Washington.

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Doha takes a firm stance: between condemning the strikes on Kuwait and worrying about Gulf security, Qatar positions itself as a guarantor of regional de-escalation in the face of an escalation that threatens all neighboring monarchies.

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Riyadh views Iran/US escalation as a direct threat to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery of its oil exports, and questions the survival of a diplomatic agreement that seemed imminent.

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Ottawa weighs the economic and geopolitical fallout of a US-Iran escalation that suddenly reopens the question of the Strait of Hormuz, with Brent surging towards $98 and direct inflationary risks for Canadian households.

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