[MARKET UPDATE] US equity futures decline and oil prices surge at the reopen in a risk-off start to the trading week after Iran reversed the brief reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while the US intercepted and took custody of an Iranian-flagged ship

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[MARKET UPDATE] US equity futures decline and oil prices surge at the reopen in a risk-off start to the trading week after Iran reversed the brief reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while the US intercepted and took custody of an Iranian-flagged ship

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Iranian sources told CNN that Iranian delegation is expected to arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday, according to Al Hadath

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Iranian Harat Khatam Al-Anbiya Central HQ spokesperson says US attack on the Iranian commercial ship violates ceasefire and they warned Iran will soon respond and retaliate to this armed piracy

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