THE HORMUZ REOPENING: IRAN DECLARES STRAIT OF HORMUZ "COMPLETELY OPEN" TO COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC; TEHRAN LINKS MARITIME DE-ESCALATION TO SURVIVAL OF THE 10-DAY LEBANON CEASEFIRE AS MARKETS RALLY. • THE JEDDAH-WASHINGTON AXIS: ISRAEL AND LEBANON LAUNCH FIRST DIRECT DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS IN DECADES; PRESIDENT TRUMP INVITES NETANYAHU AND AOUN TO WHITE HOUSE TO CODIFY HEZBOLLAH DISARMAMENT AND SOVEREIGNTY PACT. • THE ISLAMABAD PROTOCOL: SECOND ROUND OF U.S.-IRAN PEACE TALKS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY; TRUMP CLAIMS "TRANSACTION" IS 100% NEAR COMPLETION WHILE PENTAGON MAINTAINS TARGETED BLOCKADE ON IRANIAN-ONLY PORTS. • THE BRENT RETRENCHMENT: CRUDE PRICES PLUMMET 7% TO $92 PER BARREL FOLLOWING TEHRAN’S NAVAL STAND-DOWN; ENERGY MARKETS SHED "BLOCKADE PREMIUM" AS 150+ ANCHORED TANKERS PREPARE FOR COORDINATED TRANSIT. • THE LEBANESE RECONSTRUCTION: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT OUTLINES "MARSHALL PLAN" FOR BEIRUT CONTINGENT ON HEZBOLLAH EXIT; INTERNATIONAL DONORS SIGNAL MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE TO ANCHOR NEW PEACE ACCORD. • THE "VERA RUBIN" ASCENSION: NVIDIA SURPASSES ALL COMPUTE FORECASTS AS CLOUD GIANTS PIVOT FROM ABANDONED MEGA-PROJECTS TO MODULAR "INFERENCE-CENTRIC" ARCHITECTURES; STARGATE CANCELATION TRIGGERS INDUSTRY-WIDE EFFICIENCY DRIVE. • THE MAN-MACHINE CORPS: BEIJING DEPLOYS FIRST G1 ROBOTIC LOGISTICS UNIT TO SOUTH CHINA SEA; PENTAGON RESPONDS WITH "PROJECT REPLICATOR" ACCELERATION TO MATCH CHINA’S EMBODIED AI MASS-PRODUCTION SCALE. THE HORMUZ REOPENING: IRAN DECLARES STRAIT OF HORMUZ "COMPLETELY OPEN" TO COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC; TEHRAN LINKS MARITIME DE-ESCALATION TO SURVIVAL OF THE 10-DAY LEBANON CEASEFIRE AS MARKETS RALLY. • THE JEDDAH-WASHINGTON AXIS: ISRAEL AND LEBANON LAUNCH FIRST DIRECT DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS IN DECADES; PRESIDENT TRUMP INVITES NETANYAHU AND AOUN TO WHITE HOUSE TO CODIFY HEZBOLLAH DISARMAMENT AND SOVEREIGNTY PACT. • THE ISLAMABAD PROTOCOL: SECOND ROUND OF U.S.-IRAN PEACE TALKS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY; TRUMP CLAIMS "TRANSACTION" IS 100% NEAR COMPLETION WHILE PENTAGON MAINTAINS TARGETED BLOCKADE ON IRANIAN-ONLY PORTS. • THE BRENT RETRENCHMENT: CRUDE PRICES PLUMMET 7% TO $92 PER BARREL FOLLOWING TEHRAN’S NAVAL STAND-DOWN; ENERGY MARKETS SHED "BLOCKADE PREMIUM" AS 150+ ANCHORED TANKERS PREPARE FOR COORDINATED TRANSIT. • THE LEBANESE RECONSTRUCTION: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT OUTLINES "MARSHALL PLAN" FOR BEIRUT CONTINGENT ON HEZBOLLAH EXIT; INTERNATIONAL DONORS SIGNAL MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE TO ANCHOR NEW PEACE ACCORD. • THE "VERA RUBIN" ASCENSION: NVIDIA SURPASSES ALL COMPUTE FORECASTS AS CLOUD GIANTS PIVOT FROM ABANDONED MEGA-PROJECTS TO MODULAR "INFERENCE-CENTRIC" ARCHITECTURES; STARGATE CANCELATION TRIGGERS INDUSTRY-WIDE EFFICIENCY DRIVE. • THE MAN-MACHINE CORPS: BEIJING DEPLOYS FIRST G1 ROBOTIC LOGISTICS UNIT TO SOUTH CHINA SEA; PENTAGON RESPONDS WITH "PROJECT REPLICATOR" ACCELERATION TO MATCH CHINA’S EMBODIED AI MASS-PRODUCTION SCALE.

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