Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said negotiations have been assessed as positive to date at both technical and political levels, and Iran is working with Oman to develop mechanisms to arrange and manage shipping traffic in the strategic waterway going forward.

布倫特原油轉跌，向下觸及83美元/桶。

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