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Stocks stumbled on the SpaceX fiasco and Trump’s Iran negotiation strategy at gunpoint

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  ·   Modern-day Hitler Trump is frustrated; despite 90% devastation of Iran's military, the US mainstream media is not ready to acknowledge his victory. ·        Due to respective domestic political compulsions, neither Trump, nor Israel, nor Iran is ready to provide substantial concessions to each other. ·        If the 60-day negotiation does not yield any better deal than JCPOA-2015, Trump may launch a surgical/military strike on Iran ahead of the Nov. '26 US midterm elections. ·        After the expected miserable defeat of Trump in the midterm, VP Vance (rational/moderate policy/dove) may be a leading candidate to replace Trump (White House) or any of his family members in the 2028 US election   Almost all the global leaders, including Iran, are now focusing on ‘lunatic/psychotic’ Trump’s prospects after the Nov. '26 midterm election.   Wall Street futures stumbled earl...

Oil surged, and stocks and gold slumped on US-Iran final deal suspense

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  ·        But despite all the rhetoric, both Iran and the US are meeting in Switzerland along with mediator Pakistan while Israel agrees to a Lebanese ceasefire. ·        Although Iran ‘confirmed’ the SOH closure again, the US Navy denied it, stressing the SOH is now under US control, not Iran's. ·        Overall, the 60-day (extendable) negotiation process may not be smooth due to the respective domestic political/election compulsions of Israel, the US, and hardline elements within Iran. ·        Although Iran may agree to ‘destroy’ the so-called ‘nuclear dust’ in the presence of the IAEA/US/China, it may not agree to ‘surrender the SOH nuclear leverage’ to the US. ·   Crude oil (WTI) may not fall below 71.00-70.00 if the US-Iran final negotiation process is complicated and the SOH uncertainty lingers. Wall Street futures and gold slumped on Wednesday, June...