The US-Iran Ceasefire Was an Illusion. Markets are Paying the Price

The 60-day United States-Iran ceasefire should never have been interpreted as a genuine peace agreement. It represented a tactical pause in hostilities over the strategically significant Strait of Hormuz. The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding temporarily eased immediate military tensions, partially reopened the shipping corridor, and briefly reassured markets. Yet the fundamental political, military, and economic