The Day Tehran Watched Oil While Speaking of Atoms

Morning headlines focused on Iran's attempts to sell $1 billion in oil reserves from China before a potential Trump return to power. By mid-morning, atomic chief Eslami confirmed increased IAEA monitoring at Fordow, framing it as a routine adjustment to activity levels.

Tehran's exclusion from Jordan's Syria talks emerged as another setback, while Turkish FM Fidan's claims about agreements with Iran received contradictory responses from Iranian officials. The stock market hit historic highs as the dollar rate crossed 75,000 tomans.

Evening coverage shifted to domestic issues as authorities arrested two musicians from a "hypothetical concert" while briefly detaining singer Parastoo Ahmadi. Weather conditions prompted widespread school closures, while Hezbollah deputy Naim Qassem acknowledged losing Syrian supply routes in his first post-Assad speech.