Hasan Khan
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Hasan Khan
@HK_Macro
Economist by education. Analyst by choice. I connect global news to economic reality because every headline has a price tag.

@cryptorover +3% on a rumor. -2% on a denial. The real manipulation isn't Iran. It's whoever plants the headline first and exits before the correction.


EXPECTED TERMS IN "FINAL DRAFT" OF US-IRAN AGREEMENT: 1. Immediate and comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts 2. All parties mutually agree to refrain from targeting infrastructure 3. Freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is guaranteed under a "joint monitoring mechanism" 4. Sanctions will be "gradually lifted" in exchange for Iran's compliance with the terms of the deal 5. Negotiations on outstanding issues will begin within a maximum of 7 days 6. Iran's President Pezeshkian is leading efforts to restrain the IRGC from overstepping on political and diplomatic policy-making The agreement is expected to be announced within the next "few hours." Turn on our post notifications @KobeissiLetter, we will be bringing it to you first. Pakistani officials are reportedly brokering the deal.





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🚨🇮🇷🇮🇱🇺🇸 The NYT just revealed that Israel and the U.S. went into this war planning to install Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s new leader, and if that’s true, he's been exposed... The man who called for Israel to be wiped off the map, denied the Holocaust, and accelerated Iran’s nuclear program was secretly recruited by Israel to take power after the regime fell. He was consulted on the plan, and was the target of a strike on Day 1 designed to kill his IRGC guards and free him from house arrest. In that strike, he was injured, became disillusioned, and has not been seen publicly since. The blueprint was modeled on Venezuela: (1) decapitate the government, (2) install a compliant replacement, (3) declare victory. The Israelis even had a 3-stage plan involving Kurdish forces, influence campaigns, and infrastructure collapse to trigger regime change... Almost none of it worked, Iran did not collapse, Ahmadinejad vanished, and the alternative government never materialized. The plan was built on decades of Mossad intelligence work inside Iran, and it still collapsed on Day 1. Source: NYT




🇺🇸🇪🇺 The Iran war just solved Europe's EV problem. Oil above $100 a barrel and suddenly the "maybe someday" crowd is at the dealership. New EV registrations up 34% across Europe in April, and that's just the people who already pulled the trigger. Used EVs are moving even faster. Octopus Electric Vehicles saw a 95% jump in new EV demand and 160% in used, in a single month. The Chinese brands are the real story though. BYD went from niche to most-searched almost overnight. Carwow says purchase inquiries for BYD grew 25,000% in Q1. That's not a typo. VW's Seat/Cupra brand says EVs are now nearly 60% of orders in Germany, against a production quota of 25%. Renault says half its UK registrations in April were electric. Everyone is scrambling to raise production on something they spent years trying to convince people to buy. War did what subsidies couldn't. Source: Reuters

🚨 BREAKING: 🇮🇷 Iran DENIES Reuters reporting that Motjaba Khamenei issued an order keeping enriched uranium inside the country. - A senior Iranian official called the reports "enemy propaganda" - Says no new directive has been issued - Iran will continue downblending uranium domestically - The issue will be addressed in the next round of talks Source: Al Jazeera



🇮🇷🇺🇸 30 ships are coordinating with Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy to transit the Strait of Hormuz tonight. According to Iran's state broadcaster, ship owners and captains have been in direct contact with the IRGC since last night to arrange passage along Iran's designated route. Why it matters: this is the clearest signal yet of who is functionally controlling the strait. Ships aren't navigating through a U.S.-managed corridor. They're filing requests with the IRGC and waiting for clearance. Source: Farsna on TG


OIL CRISIS 🚨 WTI crude just surged back above $100 after Iran’s Supreme Leader rejected a key US demand in nuclear talks.

🚨 BREAKING: 🇮🇷🇴🇲Iran and Oman are in discussions over a permanent toll system for the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's envoy.


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Trump: "I'm right now at 99% in Israel. I could run for prime minister, so maybe after I do this, I'll go to Israel and run for prime minister."


