油价因华盛顿和德黑兰就结束战争的谈判发表积极评论而下跌，尽管海湾国家仍显忧郁，分析师对言辞转化为现实持谨慎态度。
Oil prices fell on positive comments from Washington and Tehran over talks to end their war, though Gulf nations remained glum and analysts voiced caution over rhetoric transforming into reality.
据报道，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普推动与伊朗进行更多谈判，伊朗领导人表示正在考虑一项将很快重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的提议。
US President Donald Trump has reportedly pushed for more negotiations with Iran whose leaders said they were considering a proposal that would soon reopen the Strait of Hormuz Yet reasons for skepticism abound: Goldman Sachs yesterday increased its average oil price forecasts for both this year and next, while regional countries at a summit in Bahrain voiced worry over the impact of a resumption in fighting after US midterms.
然而，怀疑的理由比比皆是：高盛昨天上调了今明两年的平均油价预测，而在巴林举行峰会的地区国家则对美国中期选举后战斗重燃的影响表示担忧。
They “talked up the need for diplomacy,” Semafor’s Riyadh bureau chief noted, “yet a sense of helplessness hung over the atmosphere.”
Semafor利雅得分社社长指出，他们“谈论外交的必要性，但无助感笼罩了气氛。”
Prashant Rao