●       Trump/the US and Iran may agree on a 10-year nuclear enrichment ban (for Iran) against the US demand for 20 years and Iran’s offer for 5 years. ● Israel may soon start ceasefire negotiation talks with Lebanon/Hezbollah in the presence of US officials . ●       Trump may be seeking an immediate face-saving exit from his Iran war mess ahead of the November '26 midterm US elections. India’s benchmark stock index Nifty stumbled by almost 0.86% on Monday, April 13, 2026, on fading hopes of an imminent permanent ceasefire deal with Iran after failed negotiations over the weekend. And warmongering Trump threatened a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz immediately (to be effective from Monday 12:00 ET). As a result, oil and USD surged, while stocks, gold, and UST slid. As a reminder, Nifty surged almost +5.89%, the largest weekly gain in the last several years, on hopes of an imminent peace after the war paused on April 7 for 1...