美国国务卿马可·鲁比奥和财政部长斯科特·贝森特宣布，美国与伊朗和阿曼的谈判已取得进展，有望在本周重新开放霍尔木兹海峡 [1]。鲁比奥表示"谈判已取得进展，但还未最终确定。我们希望很快就能实现" [1]，贝森特则指出"有可能我们今天或明天达成协议开放海峡" [1]。
受该消息影响，国际油价大幅下跌 [1]。布伦特原油价格周二下跌近5%至80美元以下，西德州中质原油价格下跌超5%至76美元/桶 [1]。两种油价合约均跌至7月13日以来最低水平 [1]。霍尔木兹海峡冲突开始前处理全球日均油气供应的约1/5，海峡重新开放的前景缓解了市场对供应中断的担忧 [1]。
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Besen announced progress in negotiations with Iran and Oman aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping [1]. The officials signaled that an agreement could be reached as early as Tuesday or Wednesday [1]. Rubio stated that "negotiations have made progress, but are not yet finalized. We hope to achieve this soon," while Besen noted "it's possible we reach an agreement today or tomorrow to open the strait" [1].
The prospect of restored maritime passage through the strategic waterway triggered a sharp decline in crude oil prices [1]. Brent crude fell nearly 5 percent to below $80 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude dropped more than 5 percent to $76 per barrel, with both contracts reaching their lowest levels since July 13 [1]. Prior to the conflict, the Strait of Hormuz handled approximately one-fifth of global daily oil and gas supply [1].