Abbas Araghchi & Microsoft

Abbas Araghchi: Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, has been actively involved in diplomatic efforts, visiting Russia and Pakistan to discuss Iran's proposals and position.

Microsoft: Microsoft's strong earnings contributed to a tech sector rally, indirectly benefiting from investor optimism amid hopes for an end to the Iran conflict.

Abbas Araghchi: Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister, claimed that US 'provocative actions and repeated ceasefire violations' are barriers to peace, and later stated the Strait of Hormuz was open after a ceasefire accord.

Microsoft: Microsoft posted forecast-busting earnings, contributing to the positive sentiment in the AI trade, which is a separate market trend from the US-Iran conflict.