A senior Iranian official told Reuters, “Our fingers are on the trigger,” adding that “the Americans know what they need to do but, because of their excessive demands, the chances of diplomacy resolving this are extremely low.” Read more: https://t.co/esw4xFuK9M
Why now
Thesis: Iran warns diplomacy nearly exhausted
Catalyst to watch: US response or military incident
Main risk: Conflict erupts, oil spikes
Why it matters
Iran saying fingers are on the trigger and diplomacy unlikely raises conflict risk and oil premium.
Details
A senior Iranian official told Reuters, “Our fingers are on the trigger,” adding that “the Americans know what they need to do but, because of their excessive demands, the chances of diplomacy resolving this are extremely low.” Read more: https://t.co/esw4xFuK9M
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