WS #13757
No material new developments in the last 30 minutes. The dominant US-Iran/Strait of Hormuz narrative remains stable with no new data points, and no counter-signals or non-dominant-narrative developments have emerged. The previous synthesis remains current.
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Key developments
- Iran's Supreme National Security Council publishes six demands for reopening Strait of Hormuz; FM says no negotiations now
- Trump 'laying groundwork' to declare victory and walk away from Iran war if Hormuz reopens
- July nonfarm payrolls fall 23k, Fed rate-hike odds drop to ~44%
- Berkshire Hathaway buys $10B of Alphabet stock in private placement at discount
- SMCI reports $60B AI server backlog and raises margin guidance; AMD acquires AI chip startup Taalas
- Pentagon pushes arms makers to accelerate production as Iran war depletes stocks
- Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza plan