AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoUS-Iran Talks in Switzerland: US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian officials (including FM Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf) arrived in Burgenstock for technical talks, with an emergency session focused on the Israel-Hezbollah front; mediators include Pakistan and Qatar. Hormuz Shock to Markets: Iran again closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing alleged ceasefire breaches tied to Lebanon strikes, while US Central Command said dozens of ships still transited and warned it would enforce freedom of navigation—raising fresh risk for energy prices and shipping costs. Lebanon Ceasefire Under Strain: Despite reports of a Hezbollah ceasefire, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 16–20 people, with Hezbollah and Israel trading accusations of violations and rocket fire. Gaza Finance Crackdown: The IDF said it killed two Hamas-linked figures in a southern Gaza operation, alleging they ran a network that moved over half a billion shekels to Hamas’s military wing. Israel Business Pulse: Tel Aviv stocks slid as banks and insurance weighed; the shekel edged up to about NIS 2.957/$, with turnover near NIS 4.9b in equities. Crypto Update: Bitcoin reclaimed $64K amid the Switzerland diplomacy headlines, keeping traders focused on key support/resistance levels.
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