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The Persian Gulf oil corridor is back in market focus after Scott Bessent warned of a potential economic endgame for Iran.
Tehran separately issued threats to disrupt crude exports through the gulf, adding a physical supply dimension to what had been a sanctions-track story.
The two signals together change how energy traders read the near-term risk environment. A warning around a potential economic endgame sits on the policy and sanctions side of the ledger.
Tehran's threat to disrupt oil exports is the supply-side counterpart that physical crude desks price directly, treating it as supply at risk rather than supply already removed.
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