Jordan's Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs says region will not see peace without independent Palestinian state and noted that Israel is defeating peace chances unless the international community acts

Statements of this kind from Jordanian foreign ministers are a standing feature of the regional backdrop rather than new information; Amman has consistently tied regional stability to a two-state outcome and has repeatedly called for international intervention when negotiations stall.

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Jordan's Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs says region will not see peace without independent Palestinian state and noted that Israel is defeating peace chances unless the international community acts

Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz can reopen if certain conditions are met by the US and that it would be better to implement before the Midterms, according to a Sky reporter

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Such remarks have historically moved markets only when paired with something operational: a breakdown in ceasefire talks, an escalation on Israel's northern or southern fronts, or threats to shipping and energy infrastructure. The transmission channel for rhetoric alone has typically been negligible on the dollar and crude; it is the physical risk premium, freight and insurance rates, and any disruption through the Strait of Hormuz or Red Sea lanes that has repriced energy in past episodes. Worth noting is the actor: Jordan is a treaty partner of Israel and a US security ally, so sharper language from Amman has on previous occasions served as a barometer of Arab-state pressure rather than a precursor to policy change. The follow-ons that matter are whether similar language emerges from Gulf capitals, the state of any active mediation track, and any move from condemnation toward concrete measures such as diplomatic recalls or trade steps. Absent those, this sits in the category of recurring headline noise that desks have learned to fade.

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