AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoUN Diplomacy: The US will issue visas for Iran’s core delegation to attend UN General Assembly High-Level Week in New York, but with travel restrictions and limits on luxury purchases, as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Iran-US conflict keep rising. Red Sea & Hormuz Pressure: Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis traded fresh strikes, while Iran’s IRGC said it hit a Togo-flagged tanker attempting an “illegal passage” through Hormuz—developments that are again rattling global oil supply expectations. Oil Markets: Brent and WTI slipped about 1% as traders weighed supply fears against hopes of alternate routes for Middle East barrels. Sanctions & Crypto: US Treasury OFAC sanctioned Iranian digital-asset exchange BitBank and related figures, alleging it helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC. Media & Rights: Turkey escalated its anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown, arresting dozens of journalists and activists and shutting hundreds of social media accounts under obscenity charges. Media Business: The FCC approved foreign investment in the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, including stakes via Saudi, Qatar and UAE sovereign wealth funds.
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