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Gulf geopolitics and diplomacy

Politics, security and diplomacy among the Gulf states (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman and neighbours), including relations with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.

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investConfirmed6 publishers

Riyadh Season opens next week after Houthi strikes killed more than a dozen at the airport

Houthi strikes on King Khalid International Airport killed more than a dozen people, Semafor reported, a week before Riyadh Season opens. For Gulf operators the exposure is duration, and a Semafor columnist now calls the conflict a 'forever war'.

Perspective Coverage

6 publishers
Builder
Builder 16%
Operator
Operator 41%
Investor
Investor 43%

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives40
Confidence55
investOne report1 publisher

Qatar's wealth fund commits $20 billion to JPMorgan, three-quarters of it public equities

The Qatar Investment Authority's new partnership with JPMorgan's asset management arm begins with a $15 billion public equities mandate, announced in the same week Qatar's Emir told the UN that the Gulf is in one of its most dangerous phases.

Publishers:fortune.com

Reality

Evidence46
Adoption30
Hype gap+12
Incentives62
Confidence46
investOne report1 publisher

Qatar mediates the Iran war with a fifth of world LNG stuck behind Hormuz

Qatar sent nearly every LNG cargo through the Strait of Hormuz, and very few have made the trip since March. Oman's exports are flowing and Muscat is mediating anyway, so exposure explains only part of the urgency.

Publishers:semafor.com

Reality

Evidence56
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives66
Confidence52
investOne report1 publisher

Brent Crude Falls 2.9% as Iran and Oman Pursue Temporary Hormuz Shipping Deal

Friday's 2.9% fall prices Monday's first Iran-GCC ministerial since the war began, at a moment when regional exports sit near two-thirds of prewar levels and the Houthis are hitting Saudi Arabia's Red Sea bypass.

Publishers:fortune.com

Reality

Evidence38
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+32
Incentives74
Confidence44
investOne report1 publisher

Hormuz is neither open nor closed, and that is the position you have to price

Flows through the strait have swung between 3.7 million and 6.4 million barrels a day since mid-July, against about 9 million before. The hedge is against variance, not closure.

Publishers:semafor.com

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+18
Incentives68
Confidence48