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Iran Showing Signs of Capitulating Over Strait Of Hormuz

Iran may halt its own oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz for several days. Tehran is weighing a short-term pause to avoid testing the U.S. naval blockade just days before another round of ceasefire talks. The objective is to get through the next week without a maritime incident that derails negotiations before they start. Iran has been one of the only countries still moving crude through Hormuz during the conflict. Most non-Iranian shipping has already pulled back, with U.S. naval enforcement tightening the choke point. That leaves a thin…