{"id":29965,"date":"2026-03-05T13:58:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/uncategorized\/29965\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:58:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:58:54","slug":"sky-news-arabia-says-irans-deputy-foreign-minister-would-drop-nuclear-plans-for-a-rewarding-us-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/live-updates\/29965\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky News Arabia says Iran\u2019s deputy foreign minister would drop nuclear plans for a rewarding US offer"},"content":{"rendered":"Sky News Arabia reported on Thursday that Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister said Iran is ready to abandon its nuclear programme, if the United States offers a rewarding alternative.\n\nAfter the report, market risk sentiment improved and the US Dollar lost momentum. The USD Index was down 0.1% at 98.85 at the time of publication.\n\n<h3>Market Reaction And Risk Sentiment<\/h3>\nUS stock index futures were marginally higher on the day. Crude oil prices fell, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) at $75.70, down about 0.5% on the day.\n\nThis development introduces a significant de-escalation narrative into the market, which should reduce implied volatility. We anticipate the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), currently hovering around 16, could trend lower toward the 12-14 range we saw for much of 2025. Traders should consider selling volatility through strategies like short straddles or selling cash-secured puts on stable, large-cap stocks.\n\nFor crude oil, the immediate drop in WTI to $75.70 is likely just the start if a deal progresses. A lasting agreement could unlock over 1 million barrels per day of Iranian supply, a figure based on their production increases following the 2015 nuclear deal. We should be looking at buying WTI put options with strike prices near $70, as the geopolitical risk premium that has kept prices elevated could evaporate quickly.\n\nThe US Dollar Index&#8217;s dip to 98.85 reflects a classic &#8220;risk-on&#8221; move, where capital flows away from safe havens. This trend may continue, especially since the Federal Reserve&#8217;s rate-cutting cycle last year in 2025 has already removed a key pillar of dollar strength. We see opportunities in buying call options on currency pairs like the AUD\/USD, as the Australian dollar typically benefits from both improved global growth sentiment and a weaker greenback.\n\n<h3>Equity Sector Implications<\/h3>\nRegarding equities, the initial positive reaction in stock futures should gather momentum as lower energy prices translate into higher corporate profit margins and increased consumer spending power. This environment is particularly bullish for transportation and industrial sectors, which were squeezed by higher fuel costs during the tensions in 2025. We believe buying call options on the Dow Jones Transportation Average or specific airline stocks is a targeted way to play this theme in the coming weeks.\n\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a>\u00a0now. <\/b>\n<p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Start trading now &#8211; Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/trade-now\/\">here<\/a> to create your real VT Markets account <\/strong> <\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran signals willingness to abandon nuclear program for US incentives, boosting risk appetite, weakening dollar, lowering oil prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-updates"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"josephine","author_link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/author\/josephine\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29965\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}