Renewed Saudi strike cycles against the Houthis and intensified Iranian domestic hardliner mobilization sustain a regional risk premium that props up Brent, working against the soft-price scenario of a sub-$75 year-end close.
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Repeated Saudi strike cycles keep Red Sea shipping and regional escalation risk in the price, supporting a floor under Brent and reducing the odds of a sub-$75 close.
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Expanded IRGC/Basij mobilization signals a hardened, coercion-prone Iranian posture that sustains Gulf tail-risk pricing and helps keep Brent above the $75 threshold.