{"id":64042,"date":"2026-04-08T09:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=64042"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:51:28","slug":"ceasefire-but-no-long-term-peace-in-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/ceasefire-but-no-long-term-peace-in-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceasefire But No Long-term Peace in Sight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Key Points<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>President Trump announced he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran.<\/li>\n<li>Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi confirmed that Iran will allow safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Brent crude futures (Jun&#8217;26) plunged to $93.86 per barrel.<\/li>\n<li>Gold climbed to $4,800 per ounce as the Dollar weakened.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>President Trump has agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-04-07-trump.png?resize=525%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Truth Social Post\" width=\"525\" height=\"563\" \/><\/p>\n<i>[Content protected for Premium, Australian Growth, International Growth, Market Analysis members only]<\/i>\n&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>To find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/subscribe\/\">click here<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points President Trump announced he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi confirmed that Iran will allow safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks. Brent crude futures (Jun&#8217;26) plunged to $93.86 per barrel. Gold climbed to $4,800 per ounce as the Dollar weakened. President &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/ceasefire-but-no-long-term-peace-in-sight\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ceasefire But No Long-term Peace in Sight&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,5342,9,19,34,35],"tags":[69,4585,495,619,1073,7259,1578,3010,7171],"class_list":["post-64042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crude-oil-natural-gas","category-cryptocurrency","category-gold-precious-metals","category-middle-east","category-us-canada-countries-regions","category-us-dollar-index","tag-10-year-treasury-yield","tag-bitcoin","tag-brent-crude","tag-ceasefire","tag-dollar-index","tag-freedom-of-navigation","tag-gold-2","tag-sp-500","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ceasefire But No Long-term Peace in Sight - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ceasefire But No Long-term Peace in Sight - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Key Points President Trump announced he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. 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Iran's military command warned Washington to \"get ready for oil at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/gold-commodities\/crude-oil-natural-gas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Brent Crude (ICE May '26 Futures)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-11-brent2.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-11-brent2.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-11-brent2.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63862,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/a-gas-station-masquerading-as-an-islamic-republic\/","url_meta":{"origin":64042,"position":3},"title":"A &#8216;Gas Station masquerading as an Islamic Republic&#8217;","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"March 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Key Points Brent crude futures rose to $103.91 per barrel. A US-owned tanker is ablaze in an Iraqi seaport after an attack by two explosive-laden unmanned boats. The US should consider a total blockade of Iranian crude oil exports to accelerate the regime's collapse, says Robin Brooks. Brent crude (ICE\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/gold-commodities\/crude-oil-natural-gas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Brent Crude","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-13-brent.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-13-brent.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-13-brent.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63645,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/crude-oil-spikes-on-us-iran-tensions\/","url_meta":{"origin":64042,"position":4},"title":"Crude Oil Spikes on US-Iran Tensions","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"February 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Key Points Brent crude closed above $70 per barrel. US naval buildup off the coast of Iran continues, with a second aircraft carrier group ordered to the region. Iran partially closed the Strait of Hormuz for naval drills and announced additional joint exercises with Russia in the Sea of Oman.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/gold-commodities\/crude-oil-natural-gas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Brent Crude","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-18-brent.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-18-brent.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-18-brent.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63855,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/iran-strait-of-hormuz-must-remain-closed\/","url_meta":{"origin":64042,"position":5},"title":"Iran says Strait of Hormuz must remain closed","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"March 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Key Points Iran indicates it will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. Brent crude futures test resistance at $100 per barrel. The S&P 500 broke support at 6700. Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said Thursday that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz maritime passage should be continued as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/gold-commodities\/crude-oil-natural-gas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Brent Crude Futures (ICE May'26)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-12-brent3.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-12-brent3.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-12-brent3.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64042"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64051,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64042\/revisions\/64051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}