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Henry Allen, Deutsche Bank macro strategist, discusses the implications of the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran on markets and oil prices. "We're not seeing the data downgrades we saw back in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine and oil was up $120 a barrel," Allen tells Bloomberg Television.

The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, in a move that could pause the conflict after six weeks of fighting. But while the deal is expected to halt attacks for now, key issues remain unresolved -- from the opening up of the Strait of Hormuz to broader tensions over Iran's nuclear and missile programs. Mark MacCarley, Retired US Army Major General and Managing Attorney at MacCarley & Rosen spoke to Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the next steps for the two countries.

Sophie Huynh, portfolio manager and strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management, reacts to the two-week US-Iran ceasefire announcement and whether the relief rally in markets can be sustained. "How long it's going to take for oil to reach those countries as the Strait of Hormuz potentially opens is, I think, a key question," Huynh tells Bloomberg Television.

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country supports Iran deal, but ceasefire doesn't include Lebanon. Bloomberg's Dan Williams reports.

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For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has existed in the global consciousness as a geopolitical abstraction — a narrow, jagged ribbon of blue on a map that experts warned was the "jugular vein" of the modern world. 

But as the closure of the Strait enters its second month, that abstraction has curdled into a cold, suffocating reality. 

The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire in exchange for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The deal buys time for the two sides to reach a longer agreement to end the six-week-old war which has sparked a global energy crisis. Dalia Fahmy, Long Island University's Director of International Relations and Diplomacy & Associate Professor of Political Science spoke to Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the ceasefire.

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