原文：Oil prices fall to levels not seen since start of US-Israel war on Iran
由于有报道称结束战争的谈判取得进展，布伦特原油价格跌破每桶 71 美元。
Oil prices have fallen to levels not seen since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran amid rising hopes for a breakthrough in negotiations aimed at sealing a permanent peace deal.
布伦特原油周四下跌逾 1%，跌破每桶 71 美元，使国际基准价格回到战前价格。
截至格林威治标准时间 04:30，8 月份交割的布伦特原油期货价格为每桶 70.82 美元，低于 2 月 27 日以来的任何时候。
继最近一次下跌之后，布伦特原油价格较 4 月 30 日超过每桶 126 美元的战后峰值下跌了 38% 以上。
The slide came after Qatar, a key mediator between Washington and Tehran, said that US and Iranian officials had made “positive progress” in indirect talks aimed at resolving issues related to their memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ending the war.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周三也对会谈给予了积极的评价，称“伊朗无核化进展顺利”。
Vandana Hari, the founder of the Singapore-based oil market analysis provider Vanda Insights, said a steady uptick in oil flows out of the Gulf and “cautiously optimistic geopolitical sentiment” had driven prices lower.
“Several key issues in the MoU remain unresolved, but the two sides appear to have backed off confrontation on the issue of the interim Hormuz transit regime, at least for the time being,” Hari told Al Jazeera.
“I expect crude to continue grinding lower until the backlog of stranded barrels has cleared, and prices could even swing into oversold territory,” she said.
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“波斯湾供应正常化的真正考验将在此之后到来，需要重新调整供需平衡。”
Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for one-fifth of the global trade in oil and liquefied natural gas in peacetime, has shown tentative signs of recovery in recent days after a sharp decline following a