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Tehran is conditioning any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on the end of the US blockade, the unfreezing of its frozen assets, and the cessation of regional wars, rejecting the compensation demand made by Donald Trump.

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The United States government claims total control of the Strait of Hormuz while toughening its stance against Tehran, potentially jeopardizing the prospects of a deal and driving up oil prices.

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Cairo is assessing the risks that the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz poses to global maritime traffic, as the country itself manages the other major artery of international trade, the Suez Canal.

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Islamabad is mobilizing its diplomatic efforts to ease the Ormuz crisis, while also absorbing the economic shock of a surge in oil prices that is impacting its stock exchange and imports.

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Rome is deciphering Donald Trump's claim of total control over the Strait of Hormuz in light of market trends: oil and gold prices are reflecting the ongoing uncertainty more than diplomatic efforts.

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Brasília is decoding the Ormuz crisis through the lens of the oil barrel, measuring every fluctuation in Brent and WTI, rather than the military postures of Washington and Tehran.

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Bogotá is feeling the oil shockwave of Ormuz in its own accounts, with Brent at its highest since late July and a new American requirement that is locking down negotiations.

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Lisbon sees the claim of "total control" of the Strait of Hormuz by Trump as a rhetorical escalation without real breakthrough, and is mainly gauging its immediate impact on oil and stock markets.

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Brussels echoes the Pentagon's account of the strike on the Vela Nova cargo ship, without endorsing the claim of "total control" of the Strait of Hormuz as stated by Trump.

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